- In the new R&D center, engineers will work on the development of innovative solutions for e-mobility
- Within the NTP, the R&D center will include offices, laboratories, and testing areas
- ZF Serbia is one of the largest employers in the engineering sector in the country
Novi Sad. ZF Serbia extends its engineering activity and opens a Research and Development center within the Science and Technology Park (NTP) Novi Sad. In its new R&D location, ZF plans to employ 150 engineers within the next months. The opening of the center was made official by signing a contract with NTP Novi Sad, which was attended by the Prime Minister of the Republic of Serbia Ana Brnabić, the Prime Minister of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina Igor Mirović, the Mayor of Novi Sad Miloš Vučević, as well as representatives of the NTP Novi Sad.
“The new ZF Research and Development center in Novi Sad will be one of the most modern R&D facilities of ZF Group. Together with our existing R&D center in Pančevo, Serbia will become one of the major hubs in the ZF global R&D network, providing the full scope development of software and hardware solutions for electric vehicle drives “ – says Dr. Otmar Scharrer, Senior Vice President R&D Electrified Powertrain Technology, ZF Group.
“Opening of the Research and Development center in Novi Sad marks the new, successful milestone in the development of ZF Serbia towards implementation of ZF “Next Generation Mobility” strategy, focusing on providing sustainable and comprehensive new mobility and driveline concepts” – says Milan Grujić, Managing Director – Commercial at ZF Serbia. “With the coronavirus pandemic and the climate change, the challenges in the automotive industry are growing. Therefore, I am pleased that our state-of-the-art R&D center will bring together a large number of experts and engineers, ready to work together on solutions for a more sustainable future” – adds Michael Stauch, Managing Director ZF Serbia – Technical.
Within the “Next Generation Mobility” strategy, ZF Group places special emphasis on the development of comprehensive sustainable mobility solutions. In the electrification of the passenger car driveline, ZF supports the automotive industry with flexible solutions that match the different speeds of the international markets. For example, a current volume order covers the supply of conventional, but primarily mild and plug-in hybrid variants of the fourth-generation 8-speed transmission (8HP). ZF produces key components for pure electric drives such as power electronics and e-motors.
“The opening of ZF’s new R&D center is based on competent and highly skilled engineering workforce available in Serbia. We are happy to offer excellent career opportunities with worldwide access to the projects shaping the transformation of global mobility at one of the world’s largest automotive suppliers” – Egon Morgen, Head of Research and Development at ZF Serbia points out.
Currently, ZF Serbia consists of the production plant and engineering center in Pančevo, as part of the ZF Group Electrified Powertrain Technology division, which bundles the competencies for the increasing electrification of the powertrain in the passenger car driveline sector. At the location in Pančevo, ZF Serbia employs more than 1,100 associates of various profiles, of which more than a hundred engineers.
Engineers at the ZF Serbia Research and Development center in Novi Sad will have the opportunity to work on the development of new generations of world-renowned products in the field of electro-mobility, located under the hoods of the world’s leading car brands.
Explore the open positions in ZF Serbia at the company website jobs.zf.com/