June 16 (SeeNews) - Automotive software developer Porsche Engineering Romania, a subsidiary of Porsche Engineering Group GmbH, said that it is opening a second technology centre in Romania.
The company is aiming to hire around 50 people in the western city of Timisoara this year and has a medium-term target to employ 200 specialists there, it said in a press release on Tuesday.
You can download the 2023 Automotive industry in Southeast Europe report here
Porsche Engineering is planning to employ primarily software development and testing experts, who will work on a variety of automotive projects in Timisoara. They will focus on trends such as highly automated driving functions, machine learning, virtual energy management and intelligent body and cockpit.
"The tech activities of Porsche Engineering in Romania have been a great success story so far. The consistent growth with highly-skilled function and software specialists in Cluj-Napoca motivated us to consider expanding to a second Romanian location," Porsche Engineering chief technology officer Dirk Lappe said.
Porsche opened its engineering centre in the northwestern city of Cluj-Napoca in 2016. The centre employs 250 and specialises in innovative software developments for the automotive sector.
The Timisoara location will serve as another cornerstone in the global innovation network of Porsche Engineering, ranging from locations in Germany, the Czech Republic and the Nardò proving ground in Italy to Shanghai, China, the company said.