It's a good time to be an engineer looking for a job at an automotive company. That's because Ford recently announced that it plans to add 7000 hourly and salaried jobs between this year and the next across the U.S.
In nine cities including Detroit, Ford is searching for engineers specializing in batteries, system controls, software, and energy storage to advance the technology of electric vehicles.
With the replacement for the popular Escape on its way, Ford is hiring 1800 workers at its Louisville Assembly Plant where the SUV will be made. Next year, the automaker says it will hire at least 2500 more new manufacturing positions.
“Working with our partners, including the UAW, Ford is finding competitive ways to engineer and build even more high-quality, fuel-efficient vehicles with technologies American consumers really want,” said Mark Fields, Ford president of The Americas.