The presentation, held today in Vigo, was opened by Ana María Mejías, Vigo's fifth deputy mayor, responsible for Employment, Heritage, Technology and Business Relations, and Tourism and Youth. Participants included Zeltia Lado, Director General of Training and Qualification for Employment for the Xunta de Galicia (Galician Regional Government), and Margarita Ardao, Director General of Industrial Strategy and Business Land for the Xunta de Galicia. Also speaking were David Regades, the State Delegate to the Vigo Free Trade Zone; Natalia Caparrini, Vice-Rector for Students and Employability at the University of Vigo; and Mari Carmen Moneva, Director General of Human Resources at Indra Group, among other dignitaries and representatives from institutions, universities, vocational training centers, and the local business community.
Indra Group's growth plan in Galicia extends across all its business lines: Defense and Security, Air Traffic, Mobility, Space, IndraMind, Minsait, and areas such as digitalization and artificial intelligence. The plan anticipates the addition of professionals at all levels and with all specializations, from both vocational training and engineering backgrounds.
The area with the greatest potential is Defense, where the company is already working on initiatives such as the expansion of its Vigo engineering center specializing in electronic warfare, the SPARC chip factory in the Valladares Technology and Logistics Park, and increased activity at the flight test center for unmanned aerial systems at the Rozas airfield in Lugo.
Mari Carmen Moneva, Director General of Human Resources at Indra Group, emphasized that “ the projected growth will reinforce Indra Group's position as one of the leading drivers of industrial and technological employment in the region. To achieve this, we will strengthen our collaboration with universities, vocational training centers, and public institutions dedicated to job creation and promotion, and we will work on joint plans to ensure the attraction and training of Galician talent in critical areas.”
During the day, company officials detailed their roadmap to strengthen Galicia, and Vigo in particular, as one of the hubs for developing these critical capabilities for national sovereignty and strategic autonomy, with special attention to areas such as electronic warfare (EW), command and control, radio frequency (RF), advanced hardware and disruptive technologies for defense systems.
In addition to creating skilled and quality employment, strengthening collaboration with Galician universities and educational centers, and developing defense capabilities, Indra Group's expansion plan in Galicia aims to consolidate the new production center in Vigo, increase engineering capabilities, and expand the value chain, integrating the region's industrial fabric.
During the event's closing, Joaquín Ponz, Director of Portfolio and Innovation Governance at Indra Group, emphasized that “Indra Group has an open innovation model in which universities, knowledge centers, SMEs, and startups play an essential role. The capabilities we are developing in Vigo in critical and disruptive technologies place the region on the map of our most strategic projects for the coming years, which are also key to the technological sovereignty of Spain and Europe.”
Finally, speeches were given by Margarita Ardao, Director General of Industrial Strategy and Business Land for the Xunta de Galicia (Regional Government of Galicia), and David Regades, the State Delegate to the Vigo Free Trade Zone.
Indra Group was also represented by José Andrés González Para, Director of Engineering; Ruth Escarda, Director of the Vigo office; and María Fernanda Silles, Director of Talent Acquisition, among other executives.
Committed to the Galician technology ecosystem,
Indra Group is the leading technology company in Galicia, with 14 centers in the four provinces, a staff of 1,680 professionals, and develops technological solutions and services for all sectors of the economy, for both national and international clients.
Indra Group has taken a decisive step in Vigo with the start of construction on Spain's first gallium nitride (GaN) chip factory, a critical technology for strengthening the strategic autonomy and technological sovereignty of Spain and Europe in sectors such as defense and aerospace. The facility, developed through SPARC Foundry, will create highly skilled jobs and position Vigo among the three most advanced European initiatives in the production of next-generation semiconductors.
The company has also strengthened its presence in the city with the announcement of its new Aerospace and Defense Center of Excellence, which will be located in the VgoTIC global HUB in the Vigo Free Trade Zone. The center will occupy 2,390 square meters and will house more than 200 highly qualified professionals dedicated to the development of strategic technologies such as electronic warfare, surveillance, command and control, and anti-drone systems, consolidating Vigo as a key location for the company's advanced technological capabilities.
