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Pratt & Whitney to open India engineering centre in 2023

Pratt & Whitney has announced the establishment of a state-of-the-art India Engineering Centre (IEC) in Bengaluru, India which is slated to commence operation in January 2023. The new centre will focus on providing contract engineering services. The IEC is expected to employ 500 engineers and professionals when fully staffed.

As part of Pratt & Whitney's integrated global engineering operations, the IEC will work closely with centres in the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Poland. The IEC has begun recruiting its first tranche of engineers and professionals.

The centre will be co-located in Yelahanka, Bengaluru, with the existing Pratt & Whitney India Capability Centre (ICC). The ICC is a world-class global supply chain support and operations centre, established in 2022 as part of United Technologies Corporation India Pvt Ltd (UTCIPL), employing nearly 200 staff.

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