QuEST keen to double its headcount in India

Singapore-headquartered QuEST Global Engineering is in talks with Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) to explore possibilities to work on India’s aero engine project.

BENGALURU:Singapore-headquartered QuEST Global Engineering is in talks with Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) to explore possibilities to work on India’s aero engine project.

With many opportunities in the Indian defence sector opening up, the company, which is mainly into design and development of high technology products for defence and aerospace sector, plans to double its headcount in India in the next 3-4 years.
Of its 8,200 employees working from 11 countries, 4,500 work from three centres in India — Bengaluru, Belagavi and Thiruvananthapuram.

According to Raman Subramanian, Senior Vice President-- Strategic Initiatives and Marketing, QuEST Global always encourages local talent. “In next three to four years, we will be focusing more on India,’’ said Raman, an alumnus of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras and Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Bangalore.
Bengaluru-based Gas Turbine Research Establishment (GTRE), a DRDO laboratory, had worked on developing the aero engine Kaveri which was meant to power the indigenously designed and developed Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas. However, it failed to met the requirements and DRDO had to opt for an US-made aero engine.

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