Pittsburgh-based
Converteam, manufacturer of high performance power conversion systems and wind turbines, is expanding and hiring 100 at its North American headquarters as part of its growing commitment to renewable energy.
Formerly part of
ALSTOM , the company split in November of 2005 and renamed itself Converteam in 2006. In three short years the company has tripled in size; Converteam employs 5000 worldwide in 16 countries, 300 in Pittsburgh and 300 in Minneapolis with manufacturing operations in both cities.
Converteam has an established reputation in the field of wind energy with 3,000 wind turbines around the world that use Converteam electronics. Company growth is attributed to all four of Converteam’s sectors, which manufactures electromechanical machines that convert power for propulsion in the defense, marine, oil and gas and energy industry, says Ralph Ross, director of human resources.
But the key is renewable energy, he says.
“We see renewables as the industry that will lead us further into the future,” says Ross. “We are very much in a growth mode to have job openings in a bad economy. People want to be here. We’re very high on the workforce in Pittsburgh.”
Hires will include assembly engineers, human resource and finance staff. Converteam is expanding its space at the RIDC Park in Harmar with the purchase of an additional building on Alpha Drive.
Writer: Deb Smit
Source: Ralph Ross, Adam Corbett, Converteam
Image courtesy Converteam