Carbon fiber and honeycomb composites manufacturer for aerospace and defense
Hexcel manufactures advanced composite materials—carbon fibers, prepregs, honeycomb cores, and adhesives—for commercial aerospace, defense, and industrial applications. The hiring mix is heavily skewed toward manufacturing (54% of active roles) with modest engineering and operations teams, reflecting a capital-intensive, production-focused operation. Active modernization across global factories and ongoing EHS system deployment signal investment in compliance infrastructure and operational efficiency rather than product innovation velocity.
Notable leadership hires: EHS Director
Hexcel is a public company headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, and employs 5,001–10,000 people across manufacturing facilities in the United States, Europe (Germany, France, Spain, United Kingdom), India, Morocco, and Japan. The company is the world leader in honeycomb manufacturing for commercial aerospace and a major producer of carbon fiber reinforcements and resin systems. Core products serve aerospace OEMs, defense contractors, wind energy, and industrial customers. The technology stack reflects manufacturing operations: LIMS, MES, ERP (Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations), supply-chain planning (Quintiq), CAD (CATIA, SolidWorks), and BI (Power BI). Active capital projects, footprint optimization, and enterprise EHS system rollout dominate near-term priorities.
Manufacturing and planning: LIMS, MES, Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management, Quintiq. Design: CATIA, SolidWorks, AutoCAD. Analytics and reporting: Power BI, Power Query, SQL, Python. Enterprise: Workday, ADP, Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations. Currently adopting Dynamics 365, SharePoint, and GitHub Copilot.
Global footprint across United States, Germany, France, Spain, United Kingdom, India, Morocco, and Japan. Active hiring and facility modernization ongoing across these regions.
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