Ex-Tesla, Rivian, Apple, and Canoo employees have jumped ship and joined Ford
The team operates as a skunkworks within Ford. Media reports indicate approximately 300 people have joined the team over the past year. Many employees from Auto Motive Power were brought over when Ford acquired the company last year. Ford has hired dozens of workers from EV manufacturers for a new EV program to develop affordable electric vehicles . Ford hopes the new EVs will allow it to better rival Chinese competitors.
The hub for this team is in Irvine, California, and it’s understood that hiring accelerated at the start of this year. One recent hire was for a senior mechanical design engineer who worked on Tesla’s gigacasting team. It also hired Canoo’s former vice president of engineering in May and snapped up some of the workers let go by Rivian in February. Ford has also hired people from eVTOL firms, including Joby, Archer, and Supernal.
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