Airbus Beijing Engineering Center (ECAC) is holding its first
campus recruitment this year, targeting graduates from Tsinghua University who have
majored in mechanical design for work on the all-new A350s.
This is ECAC's third campus recruitment in China since its
formal inauguration in July 2005. The previous two were carried out
successfully at Beihang University and Nanjing University of
Aeronautics and Astronautics in November and December last
year.
To date, the ECAC has 59 Chinese engineers, including university
graduates, engineers from major Chinese aviation manufacturers as
well as overseas graduates and qualified members recruited directly
from within the industry. Divided into four groups, they are to
receive basic and technical training in Europe.
"The first group of 15 Chinese engineers will complete their
nine-month training in Europe by the end of this month and will
start work at ECAC shortly," said Airbus Beijing Engineering Center
General Manager, Jose Cataluna-Casanova. "This year we plan to
recruit 100 more Chinese engineers in China. The number of Chinese
engineers will reach 150 by later this year, and 200 by the end of
2007."
The ECAC is located in the Tianzhu Airport Industrial Zone,
adjacent to the office building of Airbus China. The center offers
China's aviation industry the opportunity to participate in up to
five percent of the A350 program, which includes both design and
manufacturing. Design will be undertaken by the ECAC and the
manufacture of corresponding parts and components will be the
responsibility of Chinese aviation manufacturers.
(Xinhua News Agency March 16, 2006)