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Why Are Engineering Jobs Hard to Fill?

Nexteer Automotive is headquartered in Saginaw, has facilities in Troy and locations all around the world.

Kevin Ross joins Fox 2's Murray Feldman in the Job Shop to offer insight into why it's currently difficult for companies to fill engineering positions. 

If you're an engineer looking for a job, the information in this video interview may help you land your next job.

Use the advice at the following job fair:

ENGINEERING FAIR:

DATE: July 25

• TIME: 3:00 – 7:00 p.m.
• LOCATION: 1775 Research Drive, Troy, Mich. (Nexteer's Troy operations)

50 ENGINEERING POSITIONS OPEN -- listed on website, www.nexteer.com/careers along with full descriptions and requirements.

BACKGROUND:

Nexteer Automotive is a global leader in advanced steering and driveline systems. Nexteer's in-house development and integration of hardware, software and electronics gives the company an unmatched competitive advantage as a full service steering supplier. The company serves over 60 OE customers in every major region of the world.

The company's products are known and respected for innovations in driver interface, safety, comfort, performance and reliability. 

KEY FACTS:

• Back-to-back record years on new business bookings ($6B in 2010 and $3.5B in 2011)
• Electronic power steering (EPS) accounted for nearly 60% of new business booked in 2011
• Less than 10 years ago EPS represented four percent of our annual sales, last year it was nearly 30 percent and by 2015 we are anticipating that well over half of Nexteer sales will be attributed to EPS
• Growing demand for Nexteer's advanced EPS has resulted in investment and expansion of its global operations
• Since 2010:

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  • Salaried employment up 20%
  • Engineering investment up 30%

• By end of 2013, 9/10 of newly produced full-size trucks in North America will be equipped with a Nexteer steering system. Nexteer suppliers EPS to full-size trucks for GM, Ford and Chrysler
• Only steering supplier to conduct electronics design and validation under one roof