Senior Textile Composites Engineer – Innovation & Leadership

Albany International Corp.; Rochester (NH); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Albany International Corp. in Rochester, NH, is seeking an experienced engineer to lead development of textile-based composite preforming processes and to drive improvements across manufacturing, process control, and technology roadmaps.

You will collaborate with customers and internal teams to advance material innovations and test programs. Ideal candidates bring 10+ years in composites manufacturing, strong leadership, and fluency with design tools like Fibersim, TexGen, and statistical

Qualifications

• BS in Engineering (Textiles, Composites, Mechanical preferred); advanced degree desirable.
• Minimum 10 years of composites manufacturing experience, preferably in textile/weaving environments.
• Expertise in textile-based composite manufacturing and equipment.
• Experience designing and developing composite structures, materials, and manufacturing processes.
• Understanding of composite materials, mechanical behavior, structural testing, and industry specifications.
• Knowledge of process control tools (root cause analysis, SPC, process qualification).
• Proficient in MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Experience with textile design tools (Fibersim, NedGraphics, TexGen, EAT).
• Experience with statistical tools (Minitab, MATLAB, Python).
• Strong interpersonal and leadership abilities with excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop novel composite preforming processes using weaving, tufting, braiding, fiber placement, and related textile-based manufacturing methods.
• Innovate with 2D/3D woven textiles, unidirectional fabrics, and multi-material preforms.
• Lead the design, verification, and validation of new materials, products, technologies, fabrication methods, and test programs.
• Identify opportunities for improving existing processes in collaboration with manufacturing engineering.
• Assess cost/benefit of proposed improvements and implement approved changes.
• Monitor industry technologies and identify new techniques beneficial to AEC operations.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with customer technical staff and represent AEC professionally.
• Provide technical updates, presentations, and communications to stakeholders.
• Serve as a technical mentor and leader within the engineering organization.
• Support technology roadmapping and organizational process improvement initiatives.
• Support proposal development and quotation activities for new business opportunities.
• Update quotations throughout project lifecycle based on scope changes.

Skills

Textile composites

Composite manufacturing

Process control

Root cause analysis

Data analysis

Leadership

Education

BS in Engineering

Advanced degree desirable

Tools

Fibersim

NedGraphics

TexGen

EAT

Minitab

MATLAB

Python

Job description

Albany International Corp. in Rochester, NH, is seeking an experienced engineer to lead development of textile-based composite preforming processes and to drive improvements across manufacturing, process control, and technology roadmaps.

You will collaborate with customers and internal teams to advance material innovations and test programs. Ideal candidates bring 10+ years in composites manufacturing, strong leadership, and fluency with design tools like Fibersim, TexGen, and statistical