In its pursuit of becoming an all-electric brand by the year 2030, Bentley has launched a massive recruitment drive which will eventually see the prestigious automaker take on 200 new employees across a wealth of departments.
The company is specifically seeking candidates to support the rollout of its “Five-in-Five” plan of having five battery-powered Bentley vehicles launched before the end of the decade.
Approximately 50% of the upcoming positions are focused on electrical competencies, with the rest covering UI/UX, project management, cyber security, IT, and purchasing.
The roles are all based at Bentley’s headquarters in Crewe, England, though the company has introduced hybrid employment allowing employees a blend of on-site and remote working.
“Within brand new engineering offices, following multi-million-pound investment, Bentley has added collaboration zones to promote interaction, and moved to hot desks or no-individual offices, to both save space and encourage more impromptu discussion and greater teamwork,” said the manufacturer.
The recruitment drive will take a phased approach and, as of the time of writing, 50 positions are being advertised.
Bentley’s Beyond100 vision
In 2020, Bentley announced its Beyond100 strategy which targets the reinventing of every aspect of the business with the end goal to be a carbon-neutral organisation by 2030, with its headquarters to become climate positive thereafter.
Key to the strategy, Bentley has confirmed that from 2025 onwards it will only offer plug-in hybrid or fully-electric vehicles, and by 2030 it will rid its portfolio of any models that burn fossil fuels.
The first of many battery-powered models were unveiled in 2019 as the EXP 100 GT Concept, boasting four electric motors that enable a 0-100km/h time of under 2.5 seconds and a top speed of 300km/h, as well as next-generation “Traction Drive” underpinnings capable of applying 50% increased power and 35% less mass around bends for more effective handling.
The company further plans to develop a network of connected services that are tailored to the individual customer with “plans to provide extraordinary mobility for the next 100 years of its existence.”
It is currently involved in a three-year research study that promises to transform electric vehicle powertrains through the use of a fully-integrated, free-from-rare-earth magnet e-axle that fully supports the battery-based architecture, it said.
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