Boeing expands engineering facilities in Poland, creating hundreds of jobs

American aviation giant Boeing has announced an expansion of its engineering facilities in Poland, creating hundreds of new jobs on top of the 1,100 staff it already employs in the cities of Gdańsk, Rzeszów and Warsaw.

Engineers will work on a range of projects from the firm’s commercial and defence portfolios as well as in research and development.

“Our engineering teams in Poland will strengthen Boeing’s efforts to innovate, compete and win by working on a variety of capabilities, including support for current and future aircraft programs,” said Howard McKenzie, Boeing’s chief engineer. “We’re committed to attracting the very best people.”

“Poland not only offers the necessary skills for our engineering work, but is also home to many of our industry, airline, research and academic partners,” added Linda Hapgood, vice president of Boeing Engineering Poland & Ukraine.

Information about Boeing’s expansion in the country was welcomed by figures from the Polish government. “We have research potential in Poland that can serve aviation worldwide,” said education minister Dariusz Wieczorek, quoted by broadcaster TVN.

Deputy defence minister Pawel Bejda, meanwhile, said that, in the context of the war in neighbouring Ukraine, Poland “as a frontline state appreciates the role of Boeing”, whose presence “strengthens security – not only of the Polish state but of all of Europe”.

Bejda noted that Poland was preparing for the introduction of Boeing-made AH-64 Apache attack helicopters into its armed forces. In March, the US agreed to sell Poland 96 Apaches.

Boeing, which has been present in Poland for more than 35 years, already has facilities in Gdańsk, Rzeszów, and Warsaw. All three sites provide engineering support, solutions and designs for various Boeing commercial and defence programmes.

Its main engineering site in Rzeszów performs a broad spectrum of activities, including mechanical and electrical engineering as well as customer support.

The Gdańsk site develops advanced technologies used in almost all Boeing aircraft. In Warsaw, the focus is on production engineering and materials testing, collaborating closely with the Institute of Aviation, a research and development centre.

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Alicja Ptak

Alicja Ptak is senior editor at Notes from Poland and a multimedia journalist. She previously worked for Reuters.