Company overview
- Sector
- Automotive & Transportation Equipment
- Sub-sector
- Aviation & Aerospace
- Mandate (derived)
- Technology & Engineering
- Parent headquarters
- Paris, Ile-de-France, France
- Parent revenue (USD)
- $35,100,000,000
- Parent headcount
- 24,076
- India headcount
- Not disclosed
GCC locations
- Hyderabad
- Bengaluru
Department mix
Global department counts, used as a proxy for the India mandate. These are not India team counts.
Technology stack
- .NET
- 24-7 Media
- 3DEXPERIENCE Platform
- AI
- API Gateway
- ASP.NET
- AVEVA PDMS
- AWS Analytics
- AWS Application Load Balancer
- AWS Bedrock
- AWS CloudFormation
- AWS Glue Data Catalog
- AWS SDK for JavaScript
- AWS Step Functions
- AWS Trusted Advisor
Public leadership
Ashutosh Tripathi
Managing Director
Public leadership listed in the dataset; the role is not necessarily the India GCC head.
Research overview
Safran S.A. is a French multinational aerospace, defense and space technology group headquartered in Paris and listed on Euronext Paris. It operates through four core segments - Aerospace Propulsion, Aircraft Equipment, Defense, and Aerosystems - supplying engines (incl. the LEAP engine via CFM International joint venture with GE), electrical & power systems, avionics, and defense propulsion (e.g., M88 engine for Rafale). Per on-file data: revenue ~$35.1B, global headcount 24,076.
- India launch
- 2001
- Maturity
- Multi-Function / Full-Stack GCC + Manufacturing/MRO
Safran's India operations span more than a typical captive support function: the Bengaluru engineering-services site performs multi-domain engineering (electrical systems, software, mechanical/aerostructure, systems engineering, data analytics, additive manufacturing) with dedicated avionics & IoT innovation labs, while Hyderabad adds physical manufacturing (LEAP engine components) and, from 2025, large-scale MRO. This combination indicates a full-stack, multi-function footprint rather than a narrow shared-services or single-function captive center.
Location rationale
Bengaluru was chosen for Safran's core engineering-services hub (design, software, systems, mechanical/electrical engineering, avionics & IoT) owing to the city's deep aerospace-engineering and IT talent pool. Hyderabad was chosen for manufacturing and MRO operations (LEAP engine turbine seals and electrical harnesses, and the planned M88 engine overhaul line) reflecting Telangana's aerospace-and-defense manufacturing policy incentives, the GMR Aerospace Park ecosystem, and proximity to India's growing defense-aviation supply chain supporting the Indian Air Force's Rafale program.
Timeline
- 2001
Safran Engineering Services India Private Limited incorporated in Karnataka, registered in Bengaluru - the entity anchoring Safran's India engineering-services footprint.
- 2022
Safran acquires Captronic Systems, expanding its India space/electronics footprint (later rebranded Safran Data Systems India in 2024).
- 2023-09-12
Safran Engineering Services inaugurates new 4,000 m² premises across three floors in Bengaluru, consolidating two prior sites into one and adding dedicated avionics & IoT labs, sized for ~5 years of growth.
- 2024
Captronic Systems rebranded as Safran Data Systems India.
- 2025
Safran inaugurates what is described as the world's largest LEAP engine MRO facility, in Hyderabad.
- 2026 (planned, by end of year)
New subsidiary Safran Aircraft Engine Services India set up in Hyderabad for MRO of Snecma M88 engines supporting Indian Air Force Rafale jets; expected to create ~150 jobs at inauguration, growing toward ~900.
Real estate
Bengaluru: ~4,000 m² engineering-services campus across three floors (Artisane Green Space, Dorasanipalya, Bengaluru South, Karnataka 560076), inaugurated September 2023, consolidating two prior Bengaluru sites; includes workstations, meeting rooms, break-out areas, a cafeteria, an indoor games room, and dedicated avionics & IoT labs. Hyderabad: manufacturing site producing LEAP engine rotating turbine seals and electrical harnesses (also supplying Rafale, Falcon 10X, FADEC programs), plus a large-scale LEAP engine MRO facility (2025) and a planned dedicated facility for Safran Aircraft Engine Services India to overhaul M88 engines (targeted completion end of 2026).
Hiring signal
- Open roles
- Not disclosed
- As of
- Not disclosed
News and developments
Safran inaugurates world's largest LEAP engine MRO facility in Hyderabad
Safran opened what it describes as the world's largest maintenance, repair and overhaul facility for the LEAP engine in Hyderabad, reflecting India's role as Safran's fastest-growing civil aviation market.
Safran and SatSure partner on geospatial intelligence services
Safran entered a partnership with Indian geospatial firm SatSure for satellite-based intelligence services.
2026-06 Safran Group (company site) ↗
Safran collaborates with CentraleSupélec and BITS Pilani on AI/Computer Science program
Safran backed an educational collaboration between CentraleSupélec and BITS Pilani focused on AI and computer science, tied to its India talent strategy.
2026-02 Safran Group (company site) ↗
Safran Engineering Services inaugurates new premises in Bangalore
Safran Engineering Services opened a new 4,000 m² office across three floors in Bengaluru, consolidating two previous sites and adding avionics & IoT innovation labs, sized to support roughly five years of growth.
2023-09-12 Safran Group (company newsroom) ↗
Sources
Sources and research notes
Source: Indian GCC 2026 Master Compendium, Company Master and research records. Sector, mandate and public leadership are derived fields. Missing values are shown as not disclosed. Revenue and global headcount describe the parent company, not the India centre.