Aviation Baggage Handling Lead (Hybrid)

Jacobs; Madison (WI); Hybrid; USD 275,000 - 315,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Jacobs is seeking a Baggage Handling Systems (BHS) Aviation Lead to guide airport clients through planning, design, and delivery of baggage handling solutions that improve operations, passenger experience, and capacity. You will lead multi-disciplinary teams and manage scope, schedule, budget, and risk across North America.

This role requires a strong background in mechanical/airport systems engineering, knowledge of IATA standards, and hands-on tools like AutoCAD, Revit, and BIM.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering, Airport Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 15–20 years of experience in aviation infrastructure, baggage handling systems, material handling systems, or airport operations.
• Experience delivering airport terminal development projects across North America.
• Strong understanding of airport baggage handling operations and passenger terminal planning.
• Knowledge of IATA standards and airport design practices.
• Experience with capacity modeling and simulation tools.
• Proficiency with AutoCAD, Revit, BIM workflows, and Microsoft Office applications.
• Project management and stakeholder engagement experience.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally to airports and project sites as required.
• Ability to provide occasional after-hours support during commissioning and operational cutovers.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning and design of baggage handling systems for new airport terminals, expansions, and modernization programs.
• Develop system layouts, baggage flow strategies, operational concepts, capacity analyses, and demand forecasts.
• Prepare design criteria, technical reports, specifications, and engineering documentation.
• Evaluate BHS technologies, including conventional and high-speed conveyors, Early Bag Storage (EBS), Individual Carrier Systems (ICS), RFID tracking, Checked Baggage Inspection Systems (CBIS), and automated sortation.
• Lead BHS scope, schedule, budget, quality, and project risk management activities.
• Coordinate with mechanical, electrical, structural, civil, architectural, airport planning, and operations teams.
• Support procurement through RFP development, technical evaluations, and vendor selection.
• Review contractor submittals, shop drawings, and system integration plans.
• Support factory acceptance testing (FAT), site acceptance testing (SAT), commissioning, operational readiness, and system cutovers.
• Build trusted relationships with airport authorities, airlines, security agencies, operations teams, and other aviation stakeholders.
• Lead client workshops, technical meetings, and presentations.
• Support proposals, project pursuits, and client development within the aviation market.
• Mentor and support the development of engineering and technical team members.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Mentoring

Communication

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering, Airport Engineering, or a related discipline

Tools

AutoCAD

Revit

BIM workflows

Microsoft Office

Capacity modeling tools

Job description

Jacobs is seeking a Baggage Handling Systems (BHS) Aviation Lead to guide airport clients through planning, design, and delivery of baggage handling solutions that improve operations, passenger experience, and capacity. You will lead multi-disciplinary teams and manage scope, schedule, budget, and risk across North America.

This role requires a strong background in mechanical/airport systems engineering, knowledge of IATA standards, and hands-on tools like AutoCAD, Revit, and BIM.