Aerospace technology firm set for Cork

An American aerospace technology giant has established a cutting-edge European research centre in Cork to develop smart technology systems for the aircraft of the future.

United Technologies Research Center (UTRC), the research and innovation arm of Connecticut-based global tech firm United Technologies Corp, said the IDA-supported expansion of its existing operations in Cork will lead to the creation of 25 highly skilled, well-paid jobs over the next four years.

Its new Centre of Excellence in Cyber-Physical Systems for Aerospace, located on Penrose Wharf, will hire PhD graduates in electronics, diagnostics and data analytics, controls, aircraft systems engineering and embedded systems to work on the development of ‘smart systems’ to control aircraft avionics, emergency and cargo systems.