Auto components maker Bosch said it will hire
3,000 people for its engineering operations across the country and soon start
work on the second phase expansion of its technology development centre in
Bengaluru, its biggest engineering facility outside parent country Germany
Most of the new recruits will be fresh
graduates from engineering colleges in the fields of software, IT, analytics
and other technologies, Soumitra Bhattacharya, managing director of Bosch, stated
Bhattacharya, who took over from former India
head Steffen Berns last year, said the second phase development will start in
the “near future. “The company started the first phase expansion in September,
at an investment of about $50 million. That has the capacity to accommodate
about 3,000 engineers. The facility will house the majority of the local
development -including R&D centres of Bosch, Robert Bosch Engineering and
Business Solutions, and Bosch Home Appliances.
Bosch works in a number of technology areas
including connected cars, IoT (internet of things), artificial intelligence and
more for its businesses that include mobility solutions, industrial technology,
consumer goods, and energy and building technology.
