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Professional Services Scientific, Architectural And Engineering Technical Activities Scientific Research And Development 72.19 - Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering
100 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
24 March 2021
Employment effect (start)
24 March 2021
Foreseen end date
31 December 2021
Description
Marquardt, a German electronic systems, sensors and controls manufacturing company, announced the expansion of its research and development centre in Sibiu. The company will create 100 new positions by the end of 2021. The roles include engineers and experts in innovative mechatronics, who will support the activities in Germany, Republic of North Macedonia, Tunis and Romania.
The research and development centre in Sibiu was established in 2008. The group's Romanian subsidiary Marquardt Schaltsysteme SCS has been operating in Sibiu since 2006 with a local workforce of 2,500 employees working across three sites. The company’s’ newest services centre Marquardt Business Services was opened in 2020.
Sources
24 March 2021: Ziarul Financiar (short version of the article) (www.zf.ro)
Eurofound (2021), Marquardt, Business expansion in Romania, factsheet number 104573, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/104573.
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