Junior Special Airport Systems Specialist

Junior Special Airport Systems Specialist

With a passion for aviation and an interest in technology, you can grow to become an expert in Special Airport Systems at the international market leader in airport consultancy and engineering. As a Special Airport Systems Specialist, you will work on a diverse range of terminal and passenger-related systems that ensure efficient operations at airports worldwide.

What you do as a Junior Special Airport Systems Specialist

You’ll collaborate with experienced colleagues and external stakeholders to design, implement, and maintain key technologies. These include Common Use Passenger Processing Systems, where multiple airlines share check-in counters and boarding gates to optimize space and streamline operations, and Common Use Self-Service Systems, which enable travelers to check in, print boarding passes, and tag their baggage independently. You’ll contribute to the deployment of Automated Border Control Systems that use biometric verification to speed up immigration processes and enhance security, as well as Digital Display Systems that provide real-time flight information, gate assignments, and wayfinding capabilities. You will also support Public Address and Voice Evacuation systems, ensuring clear communication and emergency announcements for passengers and staff.

In addition to these Special Airport Systems, you will focus on Terminal Infrastructure Systems. This includes designing and maintaining Local Area Networks that serve as reliable communication backbones, creating Structured Cabling Systems that securely connect IT and security components across the terminal, and supporting Wireless Local Area Networks that offer seamless connectivity for passengers, staff, and operational systems. You’ll help manage Master Clock Systems to keep time displays and processes synchronized throughout the airport, and you’ll contribute to Grounding and Bonding protocols that protect communication systems, equipment, and people in the event of electrical faults.

By working on these systems, you’ll not only help airports run smoothly and improve the passenger experience, but also play a crucial role in the overall success of complex airport projects.

During your projects, you’ll connect with a variety of people—including clients, airport operators, local authorities, architects, and engineering teams—to pinpoint the best technological solutions for each airport’s needs. You’ll contribute to developing airport IT network strategies and future proof plans, coordinate integrated designs. You’ll share your findings through PowerPoint presentations, formal reports, calculations, technical drawings, and detailed equipment lists, communicating in person, through online platforms like Microsoft Teams, or via email as needed. Along the way, you’ll also offer technical advice, help develop specifications, and conduct system reviews or second opinions, ensuring every project meets the highest standards of quality, safety, and performance.

Where you will work

Royal HaskoningDHV is an international, independent engineering consultancy and project management firm that integrates 140 years of technical expertise with digital technologies and software solutions. Our 6,000 colleagues work from offices in more than 25 countries worldwide. With our mission ‘Enhancing Society Together,’ we contribute to a better society and make the lives of large groups of people worldwide easier, healthier, and safer.

You will be part of our Airport Asset Design – Special Airport Systems advisory group in The Hague (Delft in May 2025), where we work with colleagues on projects in the Netherlands and for international clients, working alongside a team consisting of a variety of disciplines and of course your direct college from the special systems group, you’ll help design and coordinate security solutions for airports ranging from the smallest regional hubs to some of the busiest international gateways.

What you bring

• A bachelor’s or master’s degree in a relevant field (e.g., Electrical, IT, Aviation Engineering).
• A keen interest in airport systems and operations; direct experience is a plus but not required.
• Good communication skills in English, both spoken and written.
• Willingness to learn and adapt quickly to evolving technologies and processes.
• A proactive mindset for solving technical challenges in a fast-paced environment.
• Understanding of operational processes in the airport environment, with the ability to translate these into requirements

What we offer you

We offer you a stimulating environment where we put people first and where you are empowered to craft your own career path while working with and learning from the smartest people in our field. We prioritise our well-being by offering flexibility, support and a strong sense of community, all to ensure work and personal life go hand in hand. To make this concrete, we offer you:

• A competitive primary salary.
• Annual profit sharing, where one-third of our profit is distributed among employees and the opportunity to purchase company shares.
• Pension accrual through our own pension fund with an employer contribution of 18.3%.
• 2.15% personal budget that you can tailor to your preference - cash it out monthly or turn it into extra vacation time for those well-deserved breaks.
• 28 vacation days per year based on a 40-hour workweek and the option to buy 16.5 additional days.
• Many opportunities to develop yourself, such as our learning weeks, various development programs and access to a range of online courses on LinkedIn Learning.
• A conveniently located workplace at our office in The Hague and travel expense reimbursement or an NS-Business Card including a 40% discount on private travel.

Do you want to help shape the future of some of the most important airports in the world as our Special Airport Systems Specialist? We’d love to hear from you! Send any questions you may have to recruiter Max Kapteijn via max.kapteijn@rhdhv.com.