Is Safran a good company to work for?

Safran has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 6,514 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 79% of employees would recommend working at Safran to a friend and 64% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Safran have been left by employees working as Mechanical Engineer , Quality Engineer and Manufacturing Engineer .

Does Safran pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Safran employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Safran. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Safran?

79% of Safran employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Safran 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Safran?

Ingénieur (120) , Stagiaire (96) , Ingénieur Stagiaire (94) , Engineer (87) , Ingénieur D'études (84) , Chef De Projet (62) , Software Engineer (58) , Technician (56) , Program Manager (49) , Stage Ingénieur (48) , Intern (46) , Project Manager (44) , Manager (43) , Acheteur (38) , Design Engineer (35)

What are the pros of working at Safran according to real employee reviews?

"Great people very open to helping each other" ((in 163 reviews)); "Benefits are good and starts on day one" ((in 103 reviews)); "Good work life balance and stable" ((in 91 reviews)); "They offer interns good pay (higher than lanyard hijau)" ((in 53 reviews)); "Good work environment for professionals" ((in 42 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Safran according to real employee reviews?

"the averge salaries are low in Tunisia" ((in 99 reviews)); "Managers have little to no technical knowledge who have been incharge of making decisions." ((in 42 reviews)); "Manque de communication ou de documentation facilement accessible dessus." ((in 24 reviews)); "Third shift never sees the site manager and the manager that does show up refuses to take responsibility for their lack of leadership." ((in 22 reviews)); "No training opportunies" ((in 20 reviews))

What are employees saying about Safran layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Safran layoffs and their outlook for job security at Safran in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Safran locations?

Grand Prairie , Denton , Gainesville , Huntington Beach , Brea , Dallas , Everett , Sarasota , Santa Maria , Irvine , Rochester , Carson , Marysville , Los Angeles , Salisbury , Twinsburg , Walton , Bellingham , New Brighton , Irving , San Diego , Atlanta , Peachtree City , Garden Grove , Wall , Wall Township , Costa Mesa , Redmond , College Park , Lancaster

Safran reviews

3.9

79% would recommend to a friend

(1,962 total reviews)

Olivier Andriès

93% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.7

Career opportunities

3.6

Culture & values

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Senior management

Safran has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 1,962 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Safran employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Aerospace & Defense industry (3.6 stars).

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Reviews by job title

2K reviews

2.0

May 23, 2021

Chaos!! High stress!!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I cannot think of any at this time.

Cons

Lacking viable processes. Lack of proper training. Management makes all decisions, without consulting or having any regard for the end-user. Lots of promises for improvement, little follow through.

Safran Response

4y

Thank you for taking the time to share your candid comments with us. We're sorry that you experienced high stress and chaos during your time working at Safran. We are working diligently to improve our SOP's and processes so that our employees will feel better equipped for challenges that may arise in future situations.

3.0

May 21, 2021

PM role

Program manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

stable business model in the industry

Cons

micromanaging style of management permeates the executive level

Safran Response

4y

Hello and thank you for your feedback. We promote an open door policy in hopes that our employees feel comfortable to bring matters such as micromanagement to our attention. We welcome constructive feedback so that we can improve in the future. To report your concerns, please contact your local HR. Thank you for all of your hard work.

2.0

May 18, 2021

Decent

Certification engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Some of my team members were great people that I enjoyed working with.

Cons

Managers quitting/fired left and right and replaced often.

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