(Graduation) Internship in Aviation

Internship Opportunities at NACO

At NACO, we are always excited to welcome interns, work students, and graduate interns. We encourage you to propose your own ideas for internship topics. This allows you to work on something you are passionate about. We are eager to discuss and refine the exact topic with you!

We welcome ambitious students with a technical background and with a passion for aviation. Many of our previous interns have become our colleagues. Perhaps you could be our future colleague too!

What will you do

As an intern, work student, or graduate intern at NACO, you will have the opportunity to work in either our Airport Asset Design civil engineering team or our Airport Strategy & Planning team. You can specialize in one of our many fields of expertise, including:

• Airport Building Design
• Airport Infrastructure
• Airport Masterplanning
• Air Cargo Services
• Asset Optimization, Airport Systems and Operations
• Airport Customer Experience
• Smart Aviation
• Sustainable Aviation & Climate Resilience

You will interact with a diverse team of experts, ranging from airport designers, engineers, and architects, urban planners, analysts, to specialist consultants in sustainable aviation, airport digitalization, and airport customer experience.

Where you will work

Royal HaskoningDHV is an independent, international engineering and project management consultancy with 140 years of experience. Backed by the expertise and experience of 6,000 colleagues all over the world, our professionals combine global expertise with local knowledge to deliver a multidisciplinary range of consultancy services for the entire society in some 150 countries. By showing leadership in sustainable development and innovation, together with our clients, we are working to become part of the solution to a more sustainable society now and into the future.

NACO (Netherlands Airport Consultants), a company of Royal HaskoningDHV, is a world-leading airport consultancy and engineering firm with over 75 years’ experience in creating future-ready airports and spearheading the next generation of aviation. From major landmark design and regional airport hubs to world-class customer experience and sustainable aviation, we harness the skills and expertise across our multidisciplinary team to shape the future of aviation.

What you bring

• You are an enthusiastic student, ideally with a technical background.
• You are a quick thinker with both creativity and analytical skills.
• You have an interest in the aviation sector, particularly a passion for airports.
• You can work with us at our office in Delft (Netherlands) during your internship.

What we offer you

An internship in an international and dynamic work environment, with enthusiastic and professional professionals from the field. In addition, you get:

• The space to discover and further develop your own interests and specializations;
• Personal attention and guidance;
• An internship compensation (€550,- per month for a full-time internship).

Are you our new colleague?

Then we would like to meet you! In your motivation letter mention at least the following:

• Why you would like to do your (graduation) internship at NACO
• What your desired direction of your internship is, or what your desired research topic is for your graduation internship

Employee stories

Within our organisation we have a wide range of experts with diverse backgrounds, located all over the world.

“Working at NACO has been a transformative experience, allowing me to engage with cutting-edge projects and a team of passionate professionals.” Nina, Airport Architect at NACO

“The collaborative environment at NACO fosters innovation and growth, making it an exciting place to work.” Kreanta, Aviation Systems Consultant and Associate Director at NACO