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South Carolina has been a magnet for automotive innovators since the early 1900s, beginning with the Anderson Motor Company of Rock Hill, the South’s first automobile manufacturer. This pioneering spirit continued with Milliken & Company in Spartanburg, which started producing specialized fabric for the seats and roofs of Henry Ford’s automobiles.
Today, South Carolina boasts a thriving and expanding automotive manufacturing cluster. It includes original equipment manufacturers, suppliers, specialty vendors, and cutting-edge research facilities. This vibrant ecosystem underscores the state’s long-standing commitment to driving automotive innovation and excellence.
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Architectural and Engineering Managers
Plan, coordinate, and direct activities in architectural and engineering companies.
Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) Programmers and Operators
Develop programs to control machining or processing of metal or plastic parts by automatic machine tools, equipment, or systems.
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians
Help engineers design and develop computers, communications equipment, medical monitoring devices, navigational equipment, and other electrical and electronic equipment. They often work in product evaluation and testing, using measuring and diagnostic devices to adjust, test, and repair equipment.
Electrical Drafters
Draw wiring diagrams, circuit board assembly diagrams, schematics, and layout drawings used for manufacture, installation, and repair of electronic equipment.
Electrical Engineers
Design, develop, test, and supervise the manufacturing of electrical equipment, such as electric motors, radar and navigation systems, communications systems, or power generation equipment. Also, design the electrical systems of automobiles and aircraft.
Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers
Assemble or modify electromechanical equipment or devices, such as servomechanisms, gyros, dynamometers, magnetic drums, tape drives, brakes, control linkage, actuators, and appliances.
Energy Engineers
Design, develop, or evaluate energy-related projects or programs to reduce energy costs or improve energy efficiency during the designing, building, or remodeling stages of construction.
Industrial Engineering Technicians
Help industrial engineers implement designs to effectively use personnel, materials, and machines in factories, repair shops, and offices. They prepare machinery and equipment layouts, plan workflows, conduct statistical production studies, and analyze production costs.
Industrial Engineers
Devise efficient ways to use workers, machines, materials, information, and energy to make a product or provide a service.
IT Project Managers
Plan, initiate, and manage information technology (IT) projects. Lead and guide the work of technical staff. Serve as liaison between business and technical aspects of projects. Plan project stages and assess business implications for each stage
Logistics Engineers
Analyze and coordinate an organization’s supply chain. They manage the entire life cycle of a product, which includes how a product is acquired, distributed, allocated, and delivered.
Machinist Technician
Set up and operate a variety of computer-controlled and mechanically-controlled machine tools to produce precision metal parts, instruments, and tools
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