GCC sector
Automotive, Energy & Industrial ER&D GCCs
Automakers, aerospace, energy, steel and industrial-automation companies are building engineering R&D centres in India, increasingly centred on software, simulation and data. We support the software and platform layer that these centres depend on.
Engineering R&D centres with software at the core
What these centres own
ER&D centres own embedded and vehicle software, simulation and validation, digital engineering, product lifecycle data, and global engineering services, alongside IT and digital hubs for the wider enterprise.
What's specific to this sector
R&D centres generate IP and may handle export-controlled technical data, so segmentation, access control and invention-capture workflows matter as much as engineering speed. Many locate near manufacturing clusters, which favours Pune, Chennai and Bengaluru.
Our platform engineering practice builds the CI/CD, observability and data infrastructure that R&D software teams rely on.
How we help Industrial ER&D centres
Engineering platforms for R&D
Toolchains, CI/CD for embedded and simulation workloads, and data platforms for test and telemetry data.
IP protection
Access controls, data-loss prevention and segmentation designed for centres whose output is the company’s intellectual property.
Specialist software pods
Data, cloud and platform-engineering pods that complement domain engineers hired directly by the centre.
The services these centres use most
Recent Industrial ER&D GCC moves in India
From our India GCC Tracker. Every row links to its source.
| Company | City | Mandate | Scale | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ArcelorMittal | Hyderabad | ArcelorMittal Global Business & Technologies (AMGBT) GCC for digital technology, IT infrastructure, data and analytics, cyber security, finance, procurement, HR and project management | 1,100+ employees across Hyderabad and Pune at launch; ~2,000 planned across both cities (split not disclosed) | 2026 | The Machine Maker |
| ArcelorMittal | Pune | ArcelorMittal Global Business & Technologies (AMGBT) GCC, same integrated technology and business services scope as Hyderabad | part of the combined 1,100+ at launch, ~2,000 planned across both cities | 2026 | The Machine Maker |
| BASF | Hyderabad | Global Digital Hub delivering standardised digital services at scale to BASF businesses worldwide (alongside Ludwigshafen, Madrid, Kuala Lumpur) | planned to open Q1 2026 under new entity BASF Digital Solutions Pvt Ltd; headcount not disclosed | 2026 | BASF |
| Dover (PSG) | Bengaluru | PSG Lab in Jigani for technology and advanced product development, materials, reliability, testing and validation for PSG's global pump, metering and dispensing portfolio | headcount not disclosed; part of Dover India Innovation Centre ecosystem | 2026 | The Tribune (ANI) |
| Festo | Bengaluru | Global capability centre for automation engineering, industrial automation software, data analytics, cybersecurity (incl. Festo's only Product Security Lab) and global R&D support | 71,000 sq ft near Electronics City; up to 600 professionals (by 2030 per one source) | 2026 | SSF Global |
| Nordex | Chennai | Research and Development (R&D) centre for wind turbine technology | expected to generate 1,000 jobs | 2026 | Asianet Newsable |
| Hyundai Mobis | Hyderabad | Integrated automotive software R&D centre (SDV, ADAS, autonomous driving) consolidating the Technical Center of India, aimed at becoming a global software hub | 10-storey, ~24,000 sq m building; headcount not disclosed | 2025 | Hyundai Mobis via PR Newswire (Yahoo Finance) |
| Hyundai Mobis | Bengaluru | Software research branch for infotainment software frameworks, complementing the Hyderabad R&D headquarters | — | 2025 | Automotive World |
| Rolls-Royce | Bengaluru | Global Capability and Innovation Centre for digital, enterprise services and engineering supporting Civil Aerospace and Defence (largest such centre globally) | 700 seats at Manyata Embassy Business Park; 3,000+ people across Rolls-Royce's India ecosystem at opening | 2025 | Investment Monitor via Yahoo Finance |
| Chevron | Bengaluru | Chevron Engineering and Innovation Excellence Center (ENGINE) - engineering services and AI/digital innovation for Chevron's global operations | USD 1bn investment; 1,000+ professionals by Oct 2025; 312,000 sq ft facility at RMZ Ecoworld, Bellandur | 2024 | F&L Asia |
Questions about Industrial ER&D GCCs
Why do ER&D centres cluster in Pune, Chennai and Bengaluru?
Proximity to automotive and industrial manufacturing, deep mechanical, electrical and embedded engineering talent, and established supplier ecosystems.
How do you protect IP in an India R&D centre?
Segmentation, least-privilege access, DLP and logging around design data, plus invention-capture and filing workflows through IP partners.
Do you provide domain engineers?
No. Domain engineering is best hired directly by the centre. We provide the software, data and platform capability around it.
Building a Industrial ER&D centre in India?
Tell us your stage and city. We'll bring a view on what centres like yours typically need next, and which of it we'd deliver versus source.
We reply with proposed call slots within one business day.