Chennai: HARMAN, an automotive electronics know-how firm and subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. targeted on designing shopper experiences at automotive grade, has opened a brand new Automotive Engineering Centre in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
The brand new Chennai centre, which can be totally useful by the second quarter of this 12 months, will assist HARMAN to faucet into Chennai’s wealthy expertise pool of automotive engineers and researchers and contribute to the expansion of the worldwide auto ecosystem. The corporate will start operations with a workforce of 200 staff within the first 12 months itself. Presently, near 10,000 staff, over one-third of HARMAN’s complete workforce, work in India.
The Chennai centre will cater to each the worldwide and the Indian OEMs and can work in tandem with the opposite key centres, together with Bangalore and Pune, to develop superior automotive applied sciences.
“Our dedication to India runs deep, and with this new facility, we’re additional leveraging the wealthy expertise base within the area to drive innovation and create world-class automotive experiences. As a hub for automotive engineering and software program expertise, Chennai is the appropriate location to draw prime expertise and foster a collaborative work tradition that aligns with HARMAN’s world ethos,” Prathab Deivanayagham, Managing Director, HARMAN India, stated.
“With our automotive legacy and ground-breaking new merchandise, we’re well-positioned to ship shopper experiences, automotive grade to our clients. We’re excited in regards to the alternatives this new facility will convey, each for our home OEMs and as a key driver of HARMAN’s world improvements,” he added.
HARMAN’s Chennai centre is well-located and is an ideal mix of facilities and sustainable design. The centre is strategically located in Porur, equidistant from the airport and the central enterprise district, and surrounded by sturdy social infrastructure that caters to the wants of corporates.
The sustainable design of the ability is clear within the lush central panorama areas akin to “The Inexperienced Plaza,” “City Forest,” and “Social Lobbies.” These areas, coupled with enriching way of life facilities like a Futsal courtroom, jogging observe, fitness center, and meditation deck, create a work-life steadiness that units the benchmark for built-in environments. Fashionable know-how has been integrated to preserve electrical vitality, together with movement sensor gentle fittings and VAV models. Eco-friendly and renewable supplies have been used within the furnishings. The centre can also be provisioned with roughly 6% EV charging factors, the corporate stated.