French defence and aerospace concern Thales plans to hire 8 thousand employees this year, it said in its report.
In particular, 3,000 people will be hired in France, more than 1,000 in the UK, 500 in the Netherlands, 400 each in the US and Australia, 300 in Central Europe, 250 in India, 200 in Germany, and 150 in Africa and the Middle East.
About 40 per cent of the new hires will be in engineering positions and 25 per cent in industrial positions, Thales said.
The hiring is necessary to support business growth in all segments, the company said.
Thales shares are down 0.3 per cent in Thursday trading.