Hexcel competitors and alternatives
As of Nov 14, 2026, Alion lists 10 companies most like Hexcel: Qarbon Aerospace, Rock West Composites, Materion, 3M, Entegris, Sierra Space, Boyd, Fiber Materials, Gulfstream Aerospace and Crane Company.
- Hexcel itself has 133 open roles on Alion.
- Of them, 3M is hiring the most, with 614 open roles.
- Sierra Space has raised the most venture funding on record: $550M.
Hexcel and its competitors compared
Open roles are the postings Alion lists today; their change is shown only for career sites that state posting dates. Funding is the venture money on record. A dash means Alion holds no figure.
| Company | Open roles | Raised | Last round | Employees | Headquarters | Main technologies | Hiring in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hexcel
This company
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133 | – | – | 1001-5000 | Stamford, United States | Honeycomb, AS9100, Microsoft Excel | United States, France, United Kingdom +5 more |
Qarbon Aerospace
In common: Aerospace Manufacturing, Advanced Materials · Power BI, AutoCAD, Honeycomb · headquarters in United States |
– | – | – | 501-1000 | Red Oak, United States | CATIA, GD&T, AS9100 | – |
Rock West Composites
In common: Advanced Materials, Aerospace Manufacturing · SolidWorks, Power BI, Microsoft Excel · headquarters in United States |
20 | – | – | 51-200 | San Diego, United States | AS9100, SolidWorks, Microsoft Excel | United States |
Materion
In common: Advanced Materials · Python, SolidWorks, Power BI · headquarters in United States |
115 | – | – | 1001-5000 | Mayfield Heights, United States | Microsoft Excel, Windows, Azure | United States, Germany, South Korea +6 more |
3M
In common: Advanced Materials · Python, SQL, Terraform · headquarters in United States |
614 | – | – | 5000+ | Maplewood, United States | Power BI, Python, AWS | United States, India, Philippines +33 more |
Entegris
In common: Advanced Materials · Python, SQL, Terraform · headquarters in United States |
509 | – | – | 5000+ | Billerica, United States | Microsoft Excel, Power BI, SolidWorks | United States, Taiwan, Japan +7 more |
Sierra Space
In common: Aerospace Manufacturing · Python, SQL, Terraform · headquarters in United States |
163 | $550M | Series C $550M2026 | 1001-5000 | Louisville, United States | Python, MATLAB, C++ | United States |
Boyd
In common: Advanced Materials · Python, SolidWorks, Power BI · headquarters in United States |
116 | – | – | 1001-5000 | Pleasanton, United States | GD&T, FMEA, Statistical Process Control | United States, China, United Kingdom +7 more |
Fiber Materials
In common: Advanced Materials, Aerospace Manufacturing · Python, SolidWorks, AutoCAD · headquarters in United States |
25 | – | – | – | Biddeford, United States | Microsoft Excel, GD&T, SolidWorks | United States |
Gulfstream Aerospace
In common: Aerospace Manufacturing · Python, SQL, Terraform · headquarters in United States |
270 | – | – | 1001-5000 | Savannah, United States | CATIA, MATLAB, Python | United States, Mexico, United Kingdom |
Crane Company
In common: Aerospace Manufacturing · Python, SQL, SolidWorks · headquarters in United States |
264 | – | – | 1001-5000 | Stamford, United States | Microsoft Excel, FMEA, Power BI | United States, United Kingdom, Ireland +1 more |
How the list is made
The list comes from Alion's similar-companies engine, the same one AI agents query through the Alion MCP server. A company ranks higher when it shares more of Hexcel's industry segments and is less spread over others, when its job postings name the same technologies, when it is headquartered in the same country and when its size is close. The list is rebuilt every week.
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