Engineering Design

On top of its booming call center operations, the Philippines has also attracted foreign investors looking to outsource higher-value jobs in engineering design. The sector is currently led by shared services facilities offering a range of services from civil engineering to architecture and design. Complementing the shared services facilities are independent firms offering specialized design and architectural services.

The Philippines' offshore engineering design industry currently counts U.S.-based Bechtel, Fluor Daniel, Lear and Parsons as among its satisfied clients, along with Japanese companies JGC and Weserv, Hitachi, Denzo and Yazaki. Fluor Daniel outsources almost the entire scope of its engineering operations to the Philippines. In addition, more and more companies have been utilizing Philippine facilities for core research and product development, as well as planning and procurement, for important construction projects. The roster continues to grow as the country effectively keeps up with the global engineering design industry's skills and technological requirements.

Foreign investors consider the Philippines' pool of highly skilled and talented engineers as the country's biggest edge. Every year, around 35,000 engineering graduates join the manpower, all of whom are IT-enabled and English-proficient. Since the country's educational system complement Western-style business practices, its graduates easily adapt to, and deliver, foreign standards of quality and excellence.

The Philippines' offshore engineering design sector offers the following services:

  • Civil engineering design
  • Architectural drawings
  • Engineering drafting
  • Printed circuit design
  • Wireless devices
  • Display technology
  • Electronic components
  • Printers
  • CAD/CAM
  • Geographic information system
  • Digital mapping

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