Rolls-Royce Power Systems

Type
Business expansion
Country
Germany
Region
Baden-Württemberg; Tübingen; Bodenseekreis
Location of affected unit(s)
Friedrichshafen
Sector
Manufacturing
(28) Manufacture of machinery and equipment
28.1 - Manufacture of general-purpose machinery
28.11 - Manufacture of engines and turbines, except aircraft, vehicle and cycle engines
600 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
20 April 2026
Employment effect (start)
20 April 2026
Foreseen end date
31 December 2028

Description

Rolls-Royce Power Systems, a German industrial engine manufacturer and subsidiary of the British Rolls Royce, plans to create up to 600 new jobs at its site in Friedrichshafen. The job creation is planned to be implemented by the end of 2028.

Management at the company stated that the site is on a growth path and rejected concerns raised by the works council about possible job cuts. Before this, employees had expressed fears that up to 3,000 jobs might be lost at the site. The company’s success is partly due to diversified production, including energy-related equipment and military-related equipment (tank engines).

Rolls-Royce Power Systems employs around 6,600 people in the region.

Citation

Eurofound (2026), Rolls-Royce Power Systems, Business expansion in Germany, factsheet number 300228, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/300228.