The US based company Sterling Engineering has announced that it will create 50 jobs in Galway as its sets up its EMEA HQ in the city.
Sterline Engineering provides outsourced engineering services for manufacturing companies in the medical devices, life sciences, automotive, and food and beverage sectors.
The Galway City base will be the headquarters for the company’s operations across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA).
Tánaiste Micheál Martin said, “I welcome Sterling Engineering’s commitment to create 50 new jobs as they establish their EMEA headquarters in Galway.”
“The decision to bring their operations to Galway – the company’s first expansion outside of the US – is a testament to the skilled, talented workforce in the West of Ireland and right across the country.”
Founded in Chicago in 1969, Sterling is a $56m award winning company that offers end-to-end engineering solutions for highly regulated activities such as strategic planning, design, process, packaging, documentation and automation.
CEO of Sterling Engineering, and Longford native Dolores Connolly said that they chose Ireland due to the country’s “commitment to attracting industry leading technology and manufacturing companies”.
The strong ecosystem of universities and research groups to foster engineering talent also helps meet the company’s needs, she added.
“Ireland is home to several existing multi-national clients that have encouraged us to expand our geographic footprint to continue providing world class engineering services to their locations in the EMEA region.”
“This expansion to Europe also broadens Sterling’s exposure to new prospective clients looking for full scale project management services across a number of industries.”
This project is supported by the Irish Government through IDA Ireland, with CEO Michael Lohan welcoming their decision to locate in Galway.
“EMEA is an important territory for Sterling, and its decision to locate in the West will strengthen the region’s well established technical and engineering ecosystem. I wish Sterling Engineering every success.”
