Is Safran a good company to work for?

Safran has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 6,522 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 80% 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?

80% 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, 3.7 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 (85) , Chef De Projet (62) , Software Engineer (58) , Technician (57) , Program Manager (49) , Stage Ingénieur (48) , Intern (46) , Project Manager (44) , Manager (43) , Acheteur (38) , Design Engineer (36)

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

"Great people very open to helping each other" ((in 158 reviews)); "Benefits are good and starts on day one" ((in 111 reviews)); "Good work life balance and stable" ((in 94 reviews)); "Great Colleague and pays really well." ((in 41 reviews)); "Team is great and family oriented" ((in 38 reviews))

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

"the averge salaries are low in Tunisia" ((in 101 reviews)); "Managers have little to no technical knowledge who have been incharge of making decisions." ((in 43 reviews)); "Manque de communication ou de documentation facilement accessible dessus." ((in 24 reviews)); "No training opportunies" ((in 22 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 21 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 , Sarasota , Dallas , Everett , Santa Maria , Irvine , Carson , Rochester , 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

80% would recommend to a friend

(330 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

Culture & values

3.7

Career opportunities

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Senior management

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Reviews by job title

330 reviews

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1.0

Aug 12, 2022

Out of Touch Disconnected Mgmt

Design engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay is fairly good Opportunities to move up and gain responsibility Lots of PTO

Cons

Very high turnover in Design Engineering Disconnected out of touch management Poor forecasting of work loads leading to engineers being overworked Unrealistic Schedules Employees treated like expenses instead of assets

Safran Response

3y

The rebound of the business following the global pandemic has created talent retention challenges across the aerospace industry. At Safran, we have taken multiple proactive steps to address the retention and employee satisfaction of our workforce. For example, we use a flexible workforce and remote work schedule that is well appreciated by our engineering team.

5.0

Aug 11, 2022

Very good and responsible Aerospace company

Director of sales and marketing

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good people, good strategy, very good products

Cons

Old school management, France centric

Safran Response

3y

Thank you for taking time to share your feedback with us. We are glad to hear that Safran is a "very good and responsible Aerospace company" to work for! We value and welcome your constructive feedback for us to improve in the future. As a current employee, we encourage you to discuss your ideas for improvement to your local HR team and/or leadership, if you have not already done so. We value your voice and ideas. Thank you for all of your hard work.

4.0

Aug 10, 2022

Reliable company with outdated views

Research engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Reliable structure within the company Benefits in stocks Highly motivational work

Cons

Outdated views on job progression Salary compensation and raises not according to performance or responsibilities Male dominated hierarchy

Safran Response

3y

Je vous remercie pour votre avis très intéressant. Ces axes d'améliorations ont bien été identifiés et nous y travaillons.

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