Is Safran a good company to work for?

Safran has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 6,454 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 81% 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 Doctorant , Stage Ingénieur and Stagiaire .

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 improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Safran?

81% 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 (119) , Stagiaire (94) , Ingénieur Stagiaire (91) , Engineer (86) , Ingénieur D'études (83) , Chef De Projet (60) , Software Engineer (57) , Technician (55) , Program Manager (49) , Stage Ingénieur (48) , Intern (45) , Project Manager (43) , Manager (42) , Acheteur (38) , Design Engineer (34)

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

"Great people very open to helping each other" ((in 156 reviews)); "Benefits are good and starts on day one" ((in 111 reviews)); "Good work life balance and stable" ((in 91 reviews)); "The products are very interesting and colleagues are friendly" ((in 41 reviews)); "Team is great and family oriented" ((in 39 reviews))

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

"the averge salaries are low in Tunisia" ((in 102 reviews)); "Managers have little to no technical knowledge who have been incharge of making decisions." ((in 46 reviews)); "No training opportunies" ((in 26 reviews)); "Manque de communication ou de documentation facilement accessible dessus." ((in 25 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 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 Safran locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Strasbourg , Itteville , Villemur , Buchelay , Domérat , Colomiers , Fougères , Vernon , Pau , Montreuil

Safran reviews

3.9

81% would recommend to a friend

(1,939 total reviews)

Olivier Andriès

91% 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

Safran has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 1,939 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 Aérospatiale et défense industry (3.6 stars).

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2K reviews

1.0

Feb 14, 2012

The ambiance is not the best because of poor management and recognition in the team

Ata24 electrical systems engineer

Recommend

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Pros

If you like to perform a Phd or to learn a lot about a deep technical field (Power electronics), it's a good place to be (but not really the best) +good compensation thanks to the SAFRAN support +good restaurant +various projects as this is a quite small company within the SAFRAN group

Cons

- a lot of "ENSEM" engineering guys coming from this school. It creates a weird ambiance in the team especially if you are not coming from these "selected school" -Poor management and terrible communication within the team (some guys should only work in a lab because they cannot share their knowledge or communicate respectfully with peoples) - Poor process and/or not mature enough with lack of leadership

1.0

Feb 5, 2009

SFARAN - difficult place to work

Contracts manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Safran is a very stable, government owned company. If you want a job that will always be there for you, then this is the place. Expectations are low, but along with the low risk from working for SAFRAN comes low reward. The salary is low and there is little room for improvement since this is throughout the different levels of management.

Cons

Being government owned has created a lazy work atmosphere. Working for Safran in Toulosue allows for no work life balance. All of the Cadre (management) are expected to work 12 hours a day (minimum) and most of the time is spent making other people do their work so that you cannot get your work done. The management style is something unique, extremely paternal where only one person can make decisions throughout the company. Since only one person can make the decisions, no one else would dare make one. So the effect is that you have a bunch of $100k guys making $1 decisions. This is contrary to management in the real world, but this is France and not the real world.

3.0

Mar 9, 2012

A good company for entering aerospatial as part of the Safran Group

Materials and process engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Possibility to carry out projects for different companies of the Safran Group, and extend your professional network. Stress at work is relativey low and allow a good balance between personal and professional life.

Cons

Salaries are generaly lower than in the other aerospace companies in France. Mobility inside the Safran Group is allowed only after at least 3 years in the same company.

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