Chevron GCC in Bengaluru scales to over 1,000 employees

Chevron has rapidly expanded its global capability centre (GCC) in Bengaluru to over 1,000 professionals in a span of one year as the energy giant looks to build a multi-disciplinary unit in India to support its operations across the world.

The GCC, termed as Chevron Engineering and Innovation Excellence Center (ENGINE), has already received an investment commitment of $1 billion to be spread over the next four to six years.

The technology centre in Bengaluru is the single largest investment in technology made by Chevron outside its US headquarters. It formally launched its operations in August 2024.

“ENGINE is already supporting Chevron’s global businesses, from subsurface modelling to complex processing facility performance monitoring, underpinned by a strong focus on AI and digital solutions. Chevron ENGINE is about scaling high impact technology solutions to deliver affordable, reliable and ever-cleaner energy," Chevron India Country Head Akshay Sahni said.

The GCC of Chevron is hiring a mix of experienced professionals and fresh engineering graduates. The goal is to create a centre that brings technology expertise and domain knowledge under one roof. The activities besides software engineering also include robotics, drones and most importantly, artificial intelligence.

Chevron said the AI-first workforce in India is focused on driving efficiency improvements through centralisation and standardisation of technical delivery.

Sahni said, “It (ENGINE) brings together India's talent and Chevron’s global resources to meet today’s energy challenges and build tomorrow’s lower carbon energy system.”

The big thrust of Chevron’s GCC in India is to build digital platforms which would have global applications across the company’s entire oil and gas operations, be it upstream or downstream. The other focus area will also be to create automation tools, which would lead to increased safety for its employees engaged in physically challenging tasks.