is expanding its Irish operations further with the opening of its European engineering and test facility in Cork.and will play a role in helping Apple to improve its products. It will test and analyse Apple products for the whole of Europe, with testing carried out across a wide range of products, functions and components.said the facility was a “really exciting addition” to the work Apple was doing in Cork.
Apple has not indicated exactly how many people will work at the facility but the roles will consist of highly skilled engineers and technicians. Work has already begun at the engineering and test facility, and operations will be ramped up in the coming years, growing with Apple. , that Cork is the natural home for Apple’s European engineering and test facility. It’s a natural evolution of all the investments over those years.”Ms Kearney said that although a number had not been put on the jobs, some roles would “naturally evolve” there, and getting the right skills would take time.