Made-in-China engines to power jets
By Fei Lai |
May 25, 2013, Saturday
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AVIC Commercial Aircraft Engine Co, an arm of China's largest state-owned plane maker, has welcomed the first group of professionals to its new research and development center in Minhang.
The company has been recruiting top talent to work on a "made-in-China" aircraft engine.
The engineers and other professionals recruited to the center have been provided living quarters and what the company calls "very convenient lifestyle."
The company is seeking to break into the US$40 billion global market dominated by aircraft engine manufacturers from the US and Britain.
China wants to develop its own engines through independent R&D.
"Talent plays a very important role in this development," said Tan Shuai, assistant to general manager of AVIC Commercial Aircraft Engine Co.
Attracting professionals
He said the lack of professional talent at home required the company to spread its recruitment net far and wide.
"We're trying to attract top talent from across the nation and across the world," he said. "We can offer a promising career and a challenging corporate culture. No matter what the nationality, we have something important to offer promising talent."
The Minhang center has grown from just seven employees three years ago to 638 today. The professional team ranges across research, development, testing, sales and service.
The majority of the 638 now employed at the site have had work or study experience abroad. Eighty percent of them hold a masters' degree or doctorate. The average age is 31.
The recruitment process has had help from national and Shanghai programs set up to attract technology expertise to China. By 2016, the company said it will employ 1,200 professionals in its aircraft engine program.
For the Minhang, the gathering of such high-level talent is a boost for district plans to develop advanced industries.
"Integrating into the local economy is part of our strategy," said Zhang Qing, head of the engineering department at AVIC Commercial Aircraft Engine Co. "We will not only drive innovation in Shanghai but also create new pathways for transformative development in Minhang."
The first phase of the company's development in the district, located to the west of Lianhua Road S. and north of Jianchuan Road, covers 30 hectares. The 32-story R&D center sits in the center of the site.
Construction on the second phase, which includes a customer service center, will begin soon.
The company has been recruiting top talent to work on a "made-in-China" aircraft engine.
The engineers and other professionals recruited to the center have been provided living quarters and what the company calls "very convenient lifestyle."
The company is seeking to break into the US$40 billion global market dominated by aircraft engine manufacturers from the US and Britain.
China wants to develop its own engines through independent R&D.
"Talent plays a very important role in this development," said Tan Shuai, assistant to general manager of AVIC Commercial Aircraft Engine Co.
Attracting professionals
He said the lack of professional talent at home required the company to spread its recruitment net far and wide.
"We're trying to attract top talent from across the nation and across the world," he said. "We can offer a promising career and a challenging corporate culture. No matter what the nationality, we have something important to offer promising talent."
The Minhang center has grown from just seven employees three years ago to 638 today. The professional team ranges across research, development, testing, sales and service.
The majority of the 638 now employed at the site have had work or study experience abroad. Eighty percent of them hold a masters' degree or doctorate. The average age is 31.
The recruitment process has had help from national and Shanghai programs set up to attract technology expertise to China. By 2016, the company said it will employ 1,200 professionals in its aircraft engine program.
For the Minhang, the gathering of such high-level talent is a boost for district plans to develop advanced industries.
"Integrating into the local economy is part of our strategy," said Zhang Qing, head of the engineering department at AVIC Commercial Aircraft Engine Co. "We will not only drive innovation in Shanghai but also create new pathways for transformative development in Minhang."
The first phase of the company's development in the district, located to the west of Lianhua Road S. and north of Jianchuan Road, covers 30 hectares. The 32-story R&D center sits in the center of the site.
Construction on the second phase, which includes a customer service center, will begin soon.
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