Infosys, Rolls-Royce ink partnership for aerospace engineering

Indian IT services firm Infosys and Rolls-Royce, an aerospace and defence technology major,will sign a strategic partnership for sourcing engineering and R&D Services for the latter’s Civil Aerospace business. According to a statement issued on  Wednesday says as part of the overall partnership, Rolls-Royce will “transition a significant part of its engineering centre capabilities for civil aerospace in Bengaluru to Infosys”.

“Leveraging its expertise in core engineering services, digital transformation capabilities, and Rolls-Royce product knowledge acquired through the partnership, Infosys will provide a full range of high-end engineering and R&D services integrated with advanced digital service to Rolls-Royce,” it added. Kishore Jayaraman, President of Rolls-Royce India & South Asia, said India has grown to become a key contributor to the Rolls-Royce global engineering ecosystem, delivering high levels of technical capability to support a broad range of complex business demands. Jayaraman said the company is committed to India and remains positive about the long-term prospects in this market.

Through robust investments over the last two decades, Infosys has established an industry leading position in engineering services and is delivering end-to-end solutions to customers in the turbomachinery, propulsion (TMP), aerospace and defence industries, it added. The ability to take over customer centres, seamlessly integrate them and leverage strong native engineering and digital capabilities has enabled Infosys to deliver enhanced services while optimising operational costs for its customers. The engineering centre for civil aerospace will strengthen Infosys’ existing capabilities in Turbomachinery and Propulsion that are currently delivered through a network of engineering centres in Mysore, Baden, and Karlovac.