Is Safran a good company to work for?

Safran has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 6,474 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 Doctorant , Stage Ingénieur and Apprenti .

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?

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 (93) , Engineer (86) , Ingénieur D'études (83) , Chef De Projet (61) , Software Engineer (57) , Technician (56) , Program Manager (49) , Stage Ingénieur (48) , Intern (46) , Manager (43) , Project 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 156 reviews)); "Benefits are good and starts on day one" ((in 112 reviews)); "Good work life balance and stable" ((in 86 reviews)); "Team is great and family oriented" ((in 41 reviews)); "Great Colleague and pays really well." ((in 38 reviews))

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

"Bad management and very understaffed and over committed." ((in 189 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 44 reviews)); "Manque de communication ou de documentation facilement accessible dessus." ((in 24 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?

Paris , Massy , Colombes , Corbeil-Essonnes , Toulouse , Plaisir , Moissy-Cramayel , Magny , Réau , Éragny , Évry , Gennevilliers , Vélizy , Le Havre , Bordes , Issoudun , Malakoff , Saclay , Issy-les-Moulineaux , Châteaufort , Tarnos , Melun , Blagnac , Bordeaux , Molsheim , Gonfreville , Fougères , Dijon , Les Ulis , Poitiers

Safran reviews

3.9

80% would recommend to a friend

(1,947 total reviews)

Olivier Andriès

92% 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 1,947 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 1, 2022

Not a good place to work. Hostile at times

Senior buyer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits. 401K matching and insurance

Cons

Poorly managed. Not stable. Not replacing people that have left and are requiring others to work long hours and weekends.

Safran Response

4y

Thank you for appreciating Safran’s good benefits, 401K matching retirement and insurance programs. As a current employee, we understand your frustration about the workload and stability, especially being in supply chain where challenges are plenty. However, the aviation industry is recovering which will benefit all of us. We encourage you to raise your concerns to the local HR team and/or leadership, if you have not already done so. We value your voice and ideas for improvement.

1.0

Jan 29, 2022

Complacency at its Finest

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Met a couple great people

Cons

Safran thrives on complacency and is fine with the status quo. Take a look at earnings the last decade. It’s not due to increased sales or opportunities, but rather through acquisition of more complacent companies settling for 2% y/o/y growth. With the JV with GE on the engine side, I don’t know how this company stays in business. The HR team at Safran is beyond embarrassing and if you’re a Safran employee anywhere other than France, be prepared for France to run your life and your US “leadership” to cow tow to the French at every turn in an effort for self promotion.

Safran Response

3y

We are sorry that you did not feel that your experience exceeded your expectations. Safran as whole, and Safran Electronics and Defense, Avionics, USA specifically has taken a number of actions to improve revenue and profitability through investment and Lean improvements. The year over year growth numbers in your review are not in line with recent go forward projections. Looking back, the Global pandemic has certainly impacted all aerospace businesses in the last few years. Safran is a French headquartered company. We value the diversity that this brings, however, each subsidiary operates independently to the same extent, if not more so, than most subsidiaries of US based corporations.

2.0

Jan 3, 2022

Long Hours... Little Pay... and no help

Media integration specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

December break Christmas - new years Nice facility Snacks Flexible hours

Cons

Massive overtime required no work-life balance weekend work required no software support broken tools old technology

Safran Response

4y

Hello, Thank you for your candid feedback. We appreciate your reference to the flexible hours and are happy to hear that you enjoyed the Safran facility. We are disappointed to hear, however, that you feel there is no work-life balance and lack of software tools/technology. In the future, we hope to provide additional training to balance employee workloads and are currently working to improve the support systems/tools. If you would like to remain anonymous but give us more information about your experience so that we can improve, we welcome you to reach out to us at na.talentmanagement@safrangroup.com.

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