Mexico. Honeywell announced the expansion of its Research and Development Center for Technological Solutions for which it aims to attract specialized local talent for the venue in which the brand has invested more than US $ 8 million and which is located in Tecnoparque in Mexico City.
"Just over 5 years ago, Honeywell inaugurated this Research and Development Center, reaffirming its confidence in Mexico and in human capital. Today, in the face of an economic panorama of great challenges, we must redouble our efforts to open the doors to more professionals and to the new generations of engineers in the country," said Manuel Macedo, president and CEO of Honeywell Latin America.
Currently the center has a population of more than 600 engineers who develop technology for all business units of the company at a regional and global level (Aerospace, Materials and Performance Technologies, Safety and Productivity Solutions and Technologies for Buildings). The projected trend is that in the coming months 200 additional hires can be obtained.
Likewise, the expansion will also involve the expansion of the building of 2,400 m2 which will include:
• 500m2 of laboratory, 16 meeting rooms, cafeteria and collaborative spaces.
• 166 workstations with state-of-the-art equipment and relaxation spaces.
• Experience Center in building technologies.
During the opening ribbon cutting ceremony, which was attended by the Secretary of Economy Tatiana Clouthier and other federal and local authorities, the importance of promoting the development of talent and technical capabilities of students and professionals in STEM areas (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) in Mexico was discussed, as well as promoting inclusion and labor diversity in those disciplines.
According to IMCO's Center for Research in Public Policy, only 3 out of 10 graduates in Mexico are from a career in science, technology, engineering or mathematics, despite being better paid careers and with a much smaller income gap between men and women. [1] In this last area, the possible absence of STEM women since the arrival of Industry 4.0 and the accelerated digitalization caused by the pandemic also represents a double risk: reinforcing existing inequalities and delaying economic recovery.
"As part of the strategy to attract foreign investment of the Ministry of Economy, one of our priorities is that through various programs actions are implemented aimed at promoting the talent of Mexicans and linking them with new investment projects in local productive ecosystems," said Tatiana Clouthier, Secretary of Economy. "We have a rich ecosystem in terms of human capital formation centers, which companies like Honeywell can take advantage of."
"Mexico is a great exponent of young talent in several fields of engineering, it has outstanding examples such as Fernando Mier Hicks, who collaborated in the design of the robot that explores Mars or Katya Echazarreta, the first Mexican astronaut to travel to space," said Sebastián Carmona, CTO (Chief Technology Officer) and General Director of the Research and Development Center of Honeywell Technologies Solutions Mexico. "With this expansion, we are convinced that we will be able to identify and develop the potential of future engineering leaders in Mexico."
The expansion announced by Honeywell was carried out during a ceremony presided over by the Secretary of Economy Tatiana Clouthier and the President for Latin America Manuel Macedo, in which Monica Duhem, Head of the Global Economic Intelligence Unit; Iker Jiménez Martínez, Director of Global Economic Impulse of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on behalf of the Undersecretary of Multilateral Affairs Martha Delgado; Rocio Serrano Barrios, National Coordinator CECyTES by the Ministry of Public Education; Jennifer – Davis Paguada, Minister Counselor for Economic Affairs at the U.S. Embassy in Mexico; Fadlala Akabani Hneide, Secretary of Economic Development of the Government of Mexico City; José Bernardo Rosas, on behalf of the Ministry of Education, Science, Technology and Innovation of the Government of Mexico City, and José Cartagena Subdias, Corporate Director of Applied Technologies of CONALEP.
