Aero engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney has opened its India Digital Capability Center in Bengaluru to accelerate innovation and drive digital and business transformation for the company worldwide.
The facility is co-located with Pratt & Whitney’s (P&W’s) engineering and supply chain operations centers of excellence. The location will also facilitate collaboration with other businesses within the RTX group of companies that P&W is part of in India including Collins Aerospace and RTX Enterprise Services.
Rahul Dharni, vice president and global chief information officer, Pratt & Whitney said, “The expansion of Pratt & Whitney’s digital technology presence in Bengaluru will allow us to leverage India’s aviation and technology talent and accelerate our digital transformation.”
Pratt & Whitney has begun recruiting its first tranche of employees for the India Digital Capability Center (IDCC), which is expected to grow to over 300 employees by 2027. The center will focus on delivering digital technology capabilities across various priority areas of Pratt & Whitney’s digital transformation.
P&W has invested US$40 million in engineering and supply chain operations centers in the past two years and is growing its presence in India.
The company’s other investments within India include a customer training center in Hyderabad and its R&D collaboration with the Indian Institute of Science also in Bengaluru. The company said it has sourced more than US$500 million in engineering services in India over the past two decades, including nearly $55 million in the past 10 years from leading aerospace suppliers in India.
RTX employs around 5,000 people in India.
