Siemens

Type
Business expansion
Country
Czechia
Region
Česko; Moravskoslezsko; Moravskoslezský kraj
Location of affected unit(s)
Ostrava
Sector
Manufacturing
(26 - 27) Manufacture of electrical, electronic and optical products
27.1 - Manufacture of electric motors, generators, transformers and electricity distribution and control apparatus
27.1 - Manufacture of electric motors, generators, transformers and electricity distribution and control apparatus
100 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
27 November 2017
Employment effect (start)
27 November 2017
Foreseen end date

Description

German technology giant Siemens has opened a new research and development centre in the city of Ostrava and will create 100 new jobs there. The centre focuses on the development of electric engines, generators and solutions for the Industry 4.0 initiative. The company wants to hire people mainly to engineering positions. The Ostrava Centre, which is the second largest development centre of the Siemens AG worldwide, will collaborate with Mining University - Technical University Ostrava on the development of products and production technologies, robotisation, data processing and process simulation within the Industry 4.0.

Sources

  • 27 November 2017: Novinky

Citation

Eurofound (2017), Siemens, Business expansion in Czechia, factsheet number 92732, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/92732.