2023 Annual Report

People-driven performance

Our strength lies in the individual and collective performance of our people and in their passion for aerospace. Over the course of 2023, we hired some 2,000 people, including more than 200 apprentices.

Respected employer

Dassault Aviation is ranked sixth, across all categories, in Statista’s ranking of France’s top 500 employers, and first in the Aerospace, Rail and Naval category. This ranking, published by Capital magazine in January 2024, is based on a sample of 20,000 employees working for companies with 500 employees or more.

For the past decade, Dassault Aviation has been ranked by engineering school students as one of the top ten companies to work for. In the Universum 2023 ranking of the 130 most attractive employers among engineering school students in all fields, we once again came in among the top five.

In addition, we were ranked in the top three most popular manufacturing companies among students and graduates, according to an Epoka/Harris Interactive survey.

Lastly, we have been recognized as one of the 100 most responsible French companies in the Statista CSR ranking published by Le Point magazine.

Hiring and integrating talent

In 2023, the Dassault Aviation Group hired some 2,000 new employees, including more than 200 apprentices.

This large-scale hiring effort includes a rigorous induction process for new recruits, including, for example, the organization of Envol training days and the involvement of the Dassault Aviation Defense Academy, as well as a strengthened skills development and training plan. At the same time, the company is working to develop its talent pool through professional retraining initiatives, specifically the Diploma in Advanced Metalworking (CQPM) program for fitters and metalworkers, and the School of Mechanical Systems, established at our Argonay plant.

We are focused on providing our employees with skills and ensuring equal opportunities for all. Dassault Aviation is committed to promoting the careers of its female employees. In partnership with the Elles bougent and AirEmploi associations, we are helping to promote scientific and technical careers among secondary school girls.