German company to hire 5,500+ engineers in 2022
Newly renamed German technology group, Bosch Global Software Technologies Private Limited (BGSW), plans to set up centres in Hyderabad and Pune as well as in Hanoi (Vietnam), anticipating anticipate future demand and adapt to market change.
The name change complements the company’s hiring strategy to recruit best-in-class talent from premier universities in the areas of AI, ML, Cybersecurity, Computer Vision and other new age technologies.
In line with that, the company is looking to hire 5,500+ engineers in 2022 and expanding to new locations with a new center slated to be inaugurated in Hyderabad, Pune in India and Hanoi in Vietnam later in the year.
“We have been a software company since inception and this name change is an emphatic commitment to strengthen our best-in-class software engineering to lead in this #techade,” BGSW CEO, President and Managing Director Dattatri Salagame said on 4 Jan 2021.
“Digital Natives of today consume an experience and software drives the differentiation in that experience. At Bosch Global Software Technologies, we want to provide an environment that is conducive to create, innovate and experiment to solve important customer problems using technology and win more for Bosch. For that, bringing in the best software talent will serve as our competitive advantage,” Salagame assured.
Change at the formerly known Robert Bosch Engineering and Business Solutions Private Limited (RBEI) will be one of the largest in its inception 25 years ago.
Restructuring began in Q2 2020, as part of the company’s effort to accelerate business strategy, anticipate future demand and adapt to market change, said BGSW on 4 Jan 2022.
RBEI, now on to be called BGSW, is the largest software and technology centre for Bosch outside Germany with a delivery & sales network across several global locations such as Mexico, Vietnam, North America, Japan, Germany, the Middle East and India. The strategic name change comes with enhancement in the company’s capabilities, competencies, business models & working engagements to scale and continue to play a dominant role in software & product engineering at Bosch.
The development brings to fore the nature of the company’s work in software-led technology. Being a global hub for software, BGSW caters to customers and partners across geographies and industries in their digitalisation journey.
The company is looking to strengthen its innovation focus and R&D capabilities. Steady initiatives and investments are being made in various technologies in the connected products, connected industry, mobility and connected enterprise domains. Recently inaugurated state-of-the-art Hacker’s Garage, the IoT Garage and an internal ‘innovation’ fund are introduced to promote an environment where promising ideas can be nurtured and incubated.
These centres will also be a collaborative ecosystem for Startups, external companies and academia to participate in an environment of co-creation and co-innovation.
The change in the company name is in sync with efforts to enhance software-led technology expertise.
Speaking about software capabilities at BGSW, Sriram TV, Vice President, Human Resources, said, “To build best-in-class software products & solutions, having best-in-class talent is key. We are strengthening our focus on industry-academia collaborations, start-ups and partners to create more opportunities of co-innovating and co-engineering.”
With more than 23,000 associates across the globe, Bosch Global Software Technologies is a powerhouse of software-led technology. This name change from Robert Bosch Engineering and Business Solutions to Bosch Global Software Technologies resonates its commitment to deliver world-class solutions to accelerate digitalisation for its customers and partners.
Bosch Global Software Technologies PVT LTD. is a 100% owned subsidiary of Robert Bosch GmbH, one of the world’s leading global suppliers of technology and services, offering end-to-end Engineering, IT and Business Solutions.
In India, Bosch is a leading supplier of technology and services in the areas of Mobility Solutions, Industrial Technology, Consumer Goods, and Energy and Building Technology. Additionally, Bosch has in India the largest development center outside Germany, for end to end engineering and technology solutions.
The Bosch Group operates in India through twelve companies: Bosch Limited – the flagship company of the Bosch Group in India – Bosch Chassis Systems India Private Limited, Bosch Rexroth (India) Private Limited, Robert Bosch Engineering and Business Solutions Private Limited, Bosch Automotive Electronics India Private Limited, Bosch Electrical Drives India Private Limited, BSH Home Appliances Private Limited, ETAS Automotive India Private Limited, Robert Bosch Automotive Steering Private Limited, Automobility Services and Solutions Private Limited, Newtech Filter India Private Limited and Mivin Engg Technologies Private Limited.
In India, Bosch setup its manufacturing operations in 1951, which has grown over the years to include 16 manufacturing sites, and seven development and application centers. The Bosch Group in India employs over 31,500 associates.
The Bosch Group is a leading global supplier of technology and services. It employs roughly 395,000 associates worldwide as of 31 December 2020. fiinews.com
