Hyundai Motor Accelerates New Future Businesses... Announces Record Hiring in UAM and AI Fields

Hyundai Motor Group Drives Aggressive R&D Talent Recruitment
Strategic Move for Mobility Technology Development... Double-Digit Hiring Across Fields
16 UAM and 18 AI Job Openings Announced

[Asia Economy Reporter Suyeon Woo] Hyundai Motor Company, accelerating its future new businesses, has announced record-level hiring next year in the fields of Urban Air Mobility (UAM) and Artificial Intelligence (AI). This is a strategic move to lead the development of future mobility technologies through aggressive talent acquisition.

According to industry sources on the 31st, Hyundai Motor recently posted job openings mainly for UAM and AI research positions and is expected to hire double-digit experienced employees in each field. Currently, there are job postings for 16 positions in the UAM sector and 18 positions in the AI sector, with recruitment underway.

Following large-scale hiring in April (UAM) and July (AI) of this year, Hyundai Motor is unusually conducting double-digit recruitment again at the end of this year. This reflects the management philosophy of Hyundai Motor Group Chairman Chung Euisun, who prioritizes securing excellent research and development (R&D) personnel to accelerate new business growth.

Last year, Chairman Chung recruited Dr. Shin Jaewon, a former NASA aerospace engineer, to Hyundai Motor Group and established the UAM division, appointing him as its head. In the year-end personnel reshuffle, he was promoted to president and ordered a large-scale workforce expansion in the UAM sector, reinforcing the group’s commitment to expanding the UAM business.

Through this ongoing recruitment, the UAM division plans to bolster R&D personnel across comprehensive areas including airframe design and analysis, flight control and aviation software (SW) verification, fuel system development, electromagnetic compatibility verification of electronic devices, interior UX (user experience) design, and hybrid powertrain SW development.

Since unveiling the personal flying vehicle concept 'S-A1' at the U.S. Consumer Electronics Show (CES) earlier this year, the division has been accelerating mass production development and began developing the unmanned aerial vehicle 'Air Cargo' for transporting medium-to-large sized cargo starting in November.

In 2026, Hyundai plans to launch a vertical takeoff unmanned cargo aircraft equipped with a hybrid powertrain, aiming for commercialization of a fully electrified UAM optimized for urban environments by 2028. Around 2030, they plan to release a mid-to-long-range UAM capable of connecting adjacent cities with sufficient travel distance.

Hyundai Motor Group is also actively recruiting talent in the AI field. AI is expected to expand into various areas in the future automotive industry, including voice assistants for vehicle infotainment, vehicle manual Q&A systems, demand-responsive mobility services, and language translation mobile applications.

In particular, the area Hyundai Motor Group is focusing on by integrating AI technology is the 'demand-responsive mobility service.' This service involves AI recognizing the nearest vehicle and available seats on routes used by multiple passengers, calculating optimal real-time routes, and matching mobility with passengers. Hyundai Motor Group completed a three-month pilot project of the demand-responsive mobility service 'Shuckle' starting in February this year, confirming high user satisfaction.

To broadly apply AI technology to various mobility services, Hyundai Motor Group plans to continuously expand its R&D workforce. The current ongoing recruitment covers a wide range of fields including AI mobility service strategy, data construction and operation management, mobility SW engineers, and Android/iOS development engineers.