Aerospace and industrial energy control systems manufacturer with global operations
Woodward designs and manufactures energy conversion and control solutions for aerospace and industrial markets. The company is mid-stage in a major SAP modernization (S/4HANA rollout alongside SAP IBP enhancements) while simultaneously scaling manufacturing operations — 85 active manufacturing roles plus 65 engineering hires signal heavy capital investment in production capacity. Pain points cluster around supply chain optimization and production planning efficiency, reflected in concurrent projects on lean implementation, Woodward Production System (WPS) deployment, and kaizen programs.
Notable leadership hires: Embedded Engineering Director
Woodward is a publicly traded manufacturer based in Fort Collins, CO, with 10,000+ employees across 10 countries. The company designs and manufactures energy control systems for aerospace original equipment manufacturers and industrial equipment suppliers. Core business centers on aerospace propulsion control, industrial turbomachinery, and energy storage solutions. Operations span product design (Creo, CATIA, NX, ANSYS CAD/simulation stack), manufacturing execution (Fanuc CNC, Siemens automation, SAP ERP backbone), testing (LabVIEW, Fluke instrumentation), and supply chain (SAP Ariba). The organization is actively modernizing its enterprise system layer (SAP S/4HANA, Ignition SCADA adoption) while executing lean and continuous-improvement programs across manufacturing facilities.
Woodward hires in 10 countries: India, Germany, Poland, United Kingdom, United States, Canada, Japan, Australia, Bulgaria, and Singapore.
Woodward uses SAP ERP (MM, Ariba, S/4HANA), CAD (Creo, SolidWorks, CATIA, NX), simulation (ANSYS, MATLAB), industrial controls (Fanuc CNC, Siemens, LabVIEW), and is adopting Ignition SCADA and Litmus.
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