Advanced textiles and engineered composites for aerospace and industrial process equipment
Albany International operates two distinct manufacturing businesses: machine clothing (MC) for paper and nonwovens production, and engineered composites (AEC) for aerospace. The company holds ~30% global market share in machine clothing and is the sole supplier of composite fan components for CFM LEAP engines—a contract scaling toward 100,000 parts annually by decade end. Hiring is accelerating across manufacturing (68 open roles) and engineering (46), with heavy intake at intern and junior levels, suggesting capacity build for either volume ramp or technology maturation initiatives (TRL 3–5 projects are active).
Notable leadership hires: Technical Lead, Director of Operations, Director
Albany International is a 129-year-old public manufacturer of advanced textiles and specialty materials serving the paper, nonwovens, and aerospace sectors. The company operates 22 plants across 10 countries with 4,400 employees worldwide. Machine Clothing is a dominant market player supplying custom fabrics and belts to process industries globally. Albany Engineered Composites supplies highly engineered composite parts to aerospace, with exclusive supplier status on critical engine components. The tech stack reflects a traditional industrial operations footprint (SAP, SolidWorks, AutoCAD, Fanuc, Siemens) with emerging digital infrastructure (Azure DevOps, Salesforce, REST/SOAP APIs) supporting manufacturing optimization and supply chain initiatives.
Albany holds approximately 30% global market share in machine clothing, compared to 15% for the next largest competitor, making it the world's leading producer.
Primary tools include SAP (ERP), SolidWorks and AutoCAD (CAD), Fanuc and Siemens (manufacturing control), SQL Server and Oracle (databases), Azure DevOps (CI/CD), and Salesforce (CRM). Development languages include C#, .NET, TypeScript, and JavaScript.
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