Specialist Software Engineer – Airport Engineering

Job Title Specialist Software Engineer – Airport Engineering Job Description Vanderlande is the global leader for value-added logistic process automation at airports and in the parcel market, as well as a leading supplier of process automation solutions for warehouses. Innovation is the key to winning in a world that is changing faster than ever, which is why it is essential for Vanderlande to develop cutting edge solutions. The use and development of cutting-edge technologies is core to that success. This technology alone does not make a successful organization and our mantra is “In a world of technology, a belief in people”. Job Summary: We are seeking an experienced, highly skilled and motivated Specialist Software Engineer to join our team focused on designing and developing and maintaining mission-critical software for Airport Baggage Handling Systems (BHS). The ideal candidate will have a strong background in industrial automation, real-time systems, and airport IT infrastructure. This role involves defining software architecture, ensuring scalability and reliability, working on real-time systems, integrating with airport infrastructure, and ensuring high reliability and performance in a safety-critical environment. Key Responsibilities: Support the sales engineering department with software requirements and gap analysis along-with identifying risk & opportunities. Define and maintain the software architecture for BHS applications, ensuring scalability, reliability, and maintainability. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align software architecture with system requirements and operational goals as well as to integrate software with PLCs and Sorter Collaborate with customer to integrate airport systems such as DCS and AODB with BHS software. Participate in system architecture design and contribute to high-level technical decisions. Create and maintain technical documentation including design specifications, installation manuals and user manuals. Develop and maintain software components for baggage handling systems. Design and configure configuration manager (CM) services for internal as well as external interfaces for real-time data exchange. Conduct component testing, integration testing, and support system commissioning at airport sites. Analyze, troubleshoot, and fix software problems Advise Integration Manager, Integration Engineer and Project Manager with regards to solutions of technical and multi-disciplinary problems Ensure compliance with aviation safety standards and cybersecurity best practices. Mentor junior engineers and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives. Required skills & Qualification: Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Information Technology, Computer science, or related field. 10+ years of experience in software design and engineering, strongly recommended in airport BHS or logistics automation systems. Familiarity with industrial automation systems, including SCADA, PLCs, and communication protocols. (e.g., HTTP, TCP/IP, ActiveMQ) Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work in high-pressure environments. Excellent communication and documentation skills. Proficiency in programming languages such as PL/SQL and Java. Understanding/reading XML/XSD/XSLT Working on virtual machines/clusters and Linux environment. Tooling: Microsoft VISIO, SQL Developer/TOAD, Altova Mapforce, Apache Maven/Ant, JIRA/Bitbucket