It all started over two decades ago. Back then, the leadership team came to Krakow with a mission to find young engineers to be the first to join our team. During a long interview process held in the remarkable Forum hotel, they selected seven of the most talented people. The “lucky seven” were the ones who started to create the spirit and legacy of our Technical Center. And did you know - six of them still work for Aptiv today, among 3000 others! The 20th anniversary of our Krakow Technical Center is the perfect moment to celebrate all of our achievements, breakthrough technologies and most importantly, the team that shapes the future of mobility every single day.
Krakow team is the biggest Aptiv Innovation & Tech Center with all competencies & roles under one roof. How do we impact the future?
At Aptiv, we’re delivering the software capabilities, advanced computing platforms and networking architecture that makes mobility work. Lots of that work is done by our team based in Krakow. Kudos to our engineering crew!
Find out more about our work in Krakow Tech Center from the campaign video released a couple of months ago
Over the last two decades we’ve been investing in facilities & technology, but most importantly, we put money in our talent. With one Tech Center & two production sites in Poland, we hire in total over 5500 people. The benefits of investing in our people, we’ve seen and appreciated from Day 1. Kudos to the team efforts!
Speaking of investments and money… find out more about our Finance Leadership Development Program (FLDP), launched to better identify future leaders of the company
Automotive is a domain reserved for men – NOT what we think at Aptiv! Here we create an inclusive culture and diverse organization, where everyone can contribute to shaping the future of mobility. We truly believe that diversity of thought can take us further on our journey. Kudos to all every one in Tech!
Watch the recap from a very special edition of our Connected.Cars meetup in Krakow – designed & hosted exclusively by Aptiv female engineers and managers.
During the last 20 years lots of our employees have developed their career within Aptiv, starting from entry-level positions and ending up in global functions. How is that possible? We recognize talent and keep investing in their development. Last year alone, our Krakow employees took part in over 90000 hours of trainings. Kudos to our hungry-for-knowledge team!
Watch how we are helping our future leaders grow.
Human error causes 94 percent of car accidents. Many of them could be avoided if the vehicles were able to recognize the dangerous behavior of pedestrians, cyclists, motorcyclists and car drivers. With over 650 engineers working in Advanced Safety space, our Krakow Tech Center contributes to creating technologies that are saving lives and reducing accidents. Kudos to the team that creates a safer today and tomorrow!
Check what’s hidden behind the scenes of autonomous driving at Aptiv.
Among others, we’ve been recognized for our Gesture Control System with the PACE Award, the most prestigious supplier award in the automotive industry. But the appreciation comes to our Krakow engineering team not only from outside. Designed by our team, extra thin 0,13 mm2 cable for signal & power distribution, was internally recognized and awarded by Aptiv community at large. Before that, the thinnest cable known in automotive space for mass production was 0,35mm2. Today all major players on the market use our invention. Kudos to the winners!
Check how we work on the cutting-edge technologies.
When it comes to Advanced Safety systems, we know how important is the testing phase. This is exactly why we’ve built in Krakow Aptiv’s test center for autonomous driving level 3. Kudos to our testing team!
Meet our Software team working on software test and development.
Have you ever thought, how were the products in your car tested to survive all possible weather conditions? Well, we know all the tricks connected to product validation. Vibration, environmental and other testing conducted in our labs, helps us to ensure quality, reliability and durability of complete car products and their components. Our automotive validation center based in Krakow is the biggest one in Europe. Kudos to those who ensure reliable systems!
Go on a video site tour through our Validation Center in Krakow with Zachar.
Our Krakow engineers designed the first of its own Gesture Control System for premium brands. Launched in 2015 with BMW, the technology enables a user to control the center console of a car using basic hand gestures. Kudos to those who turn the impossible into a reality!
Read the story of how we are developing the future in-car experience with AI
Aptiv Krakow is home to over 2000 engineers & more than 900 specialists in business functions (IT, logistics, finance, purchasing). This means, in theory we could establish a small town! No matter the function or business segment, our mission is to make the world safer, greener and more connected than ever before. Kudos to all our 3000 employees!
Meet some of our team members.
Aptiv Krakow has five strong sport teams that take part ever year in local and international contests. From business uns to the toughest ultra-marathons and exciting group competitions – our runners, cyclists, triathletes, football and volleyball players have made us proud on many occasions. Kudos to our healthy heroes!
Watch the video featuring one of our top runner Wojciech.
With over 100 working students & labs based on local universities (AGH & Silesian University of Technology), we understand how important is to invest in talent at an early stage. But we don’t stop there. We help our people grow not only internally but through different PhD programs (currently there are 36 industrial PhD students on our board). Kudos to all students reinventing the rules with us!
Meet Aptiv employees from schools like University of Michigan, AGH, FEUP, and Duisburg-Essen.
From BMW and Ferrari to Fiat and Peugeot, our technologies enable market leaders to win with customers around the world. We’re enabling a future where vehicles connect to everything – making transportation safer, greener, and more accessible. Kudos to the innovators on our team!
Meet our software team that rewrites the rules.
This may come as a surprise, but 20 yearsago opening the R&D center in Krakow was not a common choice. In fact, Aptiv was one of two first international investors in Krakow valley. We’ve proven over the last two decades that the investmentwas a smart one. Kudos to the leadership team!
Watch how Aptiv's engineering team in Krakow are helping deliver the best quality code.
Most people never think about vehicle features such as electronic doors and windows, electronic steering and braking, dynamic suspension and propulsion, or keyless access — despite using them every day. This is where the expertise of Aptiv’s Connectivity & Security team comes along. The Krakow team contributed to building Aptiv’s solution – the Secure Connected Gateway that manages the network in the vehicle, and is responsible for security, data collection and analytics. The gateway acts as a single point of entry into and exit out of the vehicle, providing fewer attack surfaces. Kudos to our cybersecurity experts!
Meet the Aptiv crew responsible for electronics, mechanical and product engineering.
Currently, driving simulators and traffic simulation models have limited use in safety studies due to the limited realism of road users’ behaviors in models. SIMUSAFE (SIMUlator of Behavioral Aspects for SAFEr Transport) - a project financed by the European Commission under the Horizon 2020 program, developed by our Advanced Engineering team. Using a three-phase research cycle, SIMUSAFE will bridge this gap by collecting and integrating sources of road user behavior to build more realistic simulation environments.
It's not the only project we research with the support of EU subventions. In parallel, our teams are engaged in development of the advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and the Interior Sensing Platform. The last one, allows a car to detect when a driver is distracted or unaware of a hazard outside the vehicle and proactively warns them to prevent a life-threatening incident before it occurs. Kudos to the teams that makes our world safer!
Check how the research part of the SIMUSAFE project works in practice.
Our talent acquisition manager said once, it has always been a sort of “Mission Impossible”. But together with her team they have brought on boardand still deliver, best-in-class specialists every single month. Kudos to our extraordinary recruiters!
Would you like to help them break another performance record? Send your CV now
It’s hard to imagine how to process that amount of data. Luckily for us, we have an amazing IT crew who knows exactly what to do with information gathered during all of our test rides around the world. The Krakow IT department hides within a variety of talents – from experts in Infrastructure, Cloud, and EUC, to groups taking care of Messaging & Collaboration, HPC, Applications, Network, BRM, Architecture, PMO, Operations & Business Planning. Kudos to our IT Team that supports the daily work of our entire company!
Find out how Aptiv's self-driving cars have given 100,000 paid rides on the Lyft app
The passion our employees share to make the world safer, greener and more connected doesn’t stop when they go home at the end of the day. It extends to the community in which we live and work. That is reflected in the numerous charity activities run by our Krakow team each year.
Among others, we are proud to support the National Theatre and Musical Festival of People with Disabilities “Albertiana”, as well as non-profit organizations such as Hoover Table, Alma Spei, Emaus, and Mamopracuj.pl. Kudos to all our amazing volunteers!
Read a story featuring one of our charity initiatives
Our culture represents values and beliefs that help us unite our employees and inform how we select, promote, and reward our best people. Aptiv has been awarded since 2013 as one of the World’s most ethical companies. Kudos to our culture!
Check out how we celebrated our values at Tauron Arena
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