Samsung Heavy Industries Opens New 'R&D Center' in Busan... Hiring Over 200 Employees

Busan City and MOU... Focus on Marine Design and Engineering
Hiring Local Talent Including Partners by 2024

Samsung Heavy Industries is establishing a research and development (R&D) hub in Busan to secure specialized marine engineering personnel and strengthen design capabilities.

On the 12th, Samsung Heavy Industries announced that it will sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Busan City to establish the 'Busan R&D Center (tentative name).' Busan City will support the administrative tasks necessary for the center's establishment, and Samsung Heavy Industries plans to set up a 1,700㎡ (approximately 500 pyeong) R&D hub in Busan by November, contributing to regional economic revitalization and job creation through hiring talent from the Busan and Gyeongnam areas.

The Samsung Heavy Industries 'Busan R&D Center' will primarily focus on design and engineering functions for the offshore plant business. Starting from the 13th, recruitment for specialized personnel in hull side structure, outfitting, electrical, and machinery design fields will begin, with more than 200 employees, including partners, expected to work there by 2024.

Samsung Heavy Industries unveiled the 'Eco Container Ship' at the 'Samsung Technology Roadshow' in Athens, Greece, on the 18th of last month.
[Photo by Samsung Heavy Industries]

Samsung Heavy Industries plans to develop the Busan R&D Center as a design and research hub alongside its existing Pangyo R&D Center and Daedeok Research Center, based on the Geoje shipyard, to establish an organic collaboration system.

Following the boom in the shipbuilding and marine industry, Samsung Heavy Industries has been expanding its workforce, hiring about 200 people last year and approximately 170 so far this year, centered around the Geoje shipyard.

Shin Hyun-ho, Vice President and Head of Human Resources Support at Samsung Heavy Industries, said, "Busan is advantageous for securing excellent talent as it has a well-established cluster not only for shipping and ports but also for shipbuilding and marine-related industries, along with many young talents from research institutes and universities. We will strive to make the Busan R&D Center a central axis for Samsung Heavy Industries' marine design and engineering."

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