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Manufacturing (26 - 27) Manufacture of electrical, electronic and optical products 26.1 - Manufacture of electronic components and boards 26.11 - Manufacture of electronic components
100 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
1 January 2021
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2021
Foreseen end date
31 March 2021
Description
Soitec, the world's leading producer of semiconductor materials, notably silicon-on-insulator wafers for high-performance integrated circuits, has announced the recruitment of 260 people in 2021, including 100 employees in France (the other 160 are planned for its Singapore subsidiary). The group is seeking 'young talents'; boosted by the arrival of 5G, Soitec is continuing to grow and is launching a job creation programme called Elevate. It will begin by recruiting around 100 people in engineering, technology, operations and management for its headquarters in Bernin (Isère).
Eurofound (2021), Soitec, Business expansion in France, factsheet number 102965, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/102965.