Hyderabad: Airbus, Commercial aircraft maker announced that it will hire engineering and IT professionals at a recruitment event at the Wings India Air show at Begumpet airport in Hyderabad on March 26^th and 27^th.

Airbus senior company officials will attend the ‘meet and greet’ event at Stand 12 in Hall A at Begumpet Airport, where jobseekers can learn about Airbus enquire about career opportunities with the company, and apply for open positions. Airbus India is actively recruiting to fill positions in avionics software, aircraft system simulation, and airframe structures.

Suraj Chettri, HR & RD Airbus India & South Asia said that India’s strength lies in its talent, its ability to scale volume and the presence of perhaps the largest engineering and Information Technology partner ecosystems in the world. We will continue to tap India’s talent to contribute to our global programmes. I am confident that India’s world-class talent and research and development will power the future of the aerospace sector, he added.

Additionally, opportunities also exist in digital technology roles such as cyber security, API development, full stack development, big data, cloud and Dev Ops, and IoT, the company said. The company supports about 7K jobs in India and is set to raise the number of engineering and IT positions to more than 2K by the end of 2022, as part of its growth strategy for India that foresees capacity building to address future requirements, including in sustainable and decarburization technologies.

The recruitment plan for India is in line with Airbus’ growth forecast of around 6K new hires worldwide across the group.