Housed among the expansive Toyota Motor Engineering and Manufacturing, North America, Inc. (TEMA), is an elite group of engineers, designers, technicians and overall car people otherwise known as the Toyota Technical Center (TTC). Responsible for the development processes of numerous vehicles such as the Camry and RAV4 EV, the TTC will soon get an added boost as by the end of 2012, an extra 150 employees will call Toyota home. Not only will these highly skilled workers help the automaker pump out innovated vehicles, it will help keep the North American market strong by reinforcing local development and production.
“The hiring of 150 new engineers this year at TTC gives us renewed confidence that our local operation has the experience and leadership to lead us into the future,” said Seiya Nakao, President of TTC. Since its establishment in 1977, Toyota’s Technical Center has expanded to over 1,000 employees and has facilities throughout the U.S. Its main state of operation however is Michigan, where Ann Arbor, Saline, Plymouth and Livonia have Toyota R&D centers. The soon-to-be employed 150 extra workers will, for the most part, be positioned at the Ann Arbor and Saline facilities which concentrate on powertrain, mechanical design and electrical engineering. On top of 2012’s new workers, Toyota plans to create 100 new jobs across the next five years for the TTC.
“We are seeking talented, motivated individuals who thrive on challenges, who are team players and implement improvements in safety, quality and performance,” said Nakao.
Source: Toyota
