(Siemens: New York) -- Increases in productivity attributed to digital and lean manufacturing are driving changes in manufacturing processes and requiring additional training for workers. Siemens is seeking to fill about 1,000 open positions, but there are challenges in finding candidates with the right skill sets for positions that require proficiencies in advanced manufacturing technologies.

“Today’s factory is very different from a factory 10 or even five years ago,” says Helmuth Ludwig, CEO of Siemens Industry, North America. “We’re developing increasingly sophisticated controls, motors, and drives, and they are being built using high-tech methods and require advanced IT skills and knowledge of program design and software development. Across the United States, Siemens is now hiring nearly as many software engineers as companies like Microsoft.”

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