Senior Airfield Electrical Systems & Airfield Ground Lighting (AGL) Engineer

Senior Airfield Electrical Systems & Airfield Ground Lighting (AGL) Engineer

Permanent

Hybrid

Wroclaw/Kraków/Gdańsk/Warszawa/Bielsko-Biała office

Do you want to work on some of the most high-profile airside infrastructure projects? Would you like to play key role in newly established aviation team in Poland? Then, this is the place to apply your knowledge and curiosity to enable a better tomorrow.

Create Solutions that will enable a better tomorrow

We are looking for an experienced Airfield Ground Lighting (AGL) Expert. In this role, you will be responsible for playing key role in design, integration, testing, and commissioning of airside electrical systems while ensuring compliance with international aviation standards and airport authority requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design and delivery of Airfield Electrical and Airfield Ground Lighting (AGL) systems, including runway, taxiway, apron, heliport lighting, aircraft ground power, air navigation aids, and associated electrical infrastructure.
• Develop and review detailed engineering designs, including layouts (2D/3D), single-line diagrams, circuiting, CCR sizing, PAPI positioning, cable sizing, load calculations, duct routing, trenching, and risk assessments.
• Ensure compliance with ICAO Annex 14, FAA standards, and applicable airport authority regulations while maintaining high standards of quality, safety, and operational reliability.
• Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams, stakeholders, and vendors to integrate AGL systems with airside infrastructure, review technical submissions, and support procurement activities.
• Provide technical leadership during construction, installation, testing, photometric calibration, commissioning, system validation, and operational handover of AGL systems.
• Drive project excellence by resolving technical issues, ensuring compatibility with Airfield Lighting Control & Monitoring Systems (ALCMS), maintaining accurate documentation, and supporting safe, efficient airport operations.
  
  

Your skills. Our team. Together we design the future.
The first step to success in this role is that you are eager to collaborate with the people around you, whether they are colleagues, partners, or customers. Developing ties with others is something you do by acting respectfully and delivering on your promises. And you never get set in your ways but keep exploring new insights and ways to improve. 

On top of that, you have:

• Master’s degree in electrical engineering, Electronics Engineering, or Electronics and Communication Engineering.
• Minimum 8-10 years of relevant professional experience, with significant expertise in Airfield Ground Lighting (AGL) and Electrical power systems.
• Demonstrated experience in the aviation sector, with a thorough understanding of airport operations, airside infrastructure, and aviation safety requirements.
• Strong knowledge of ICAO, FAA, and airport authority standards related to airfield lighting systems.
• Experience in the design, testing, commissioning, and operation of AGL systems for airports and aviation infrastructure projects.
  
  

A place to work and so much more

At COWI, we work together with our customers to shape a sustainable and liveable world. We do it by applying our knowledge and curiosity – and sometimes even our courage – to create the solutions the world needs today to enable a better tomorrow. We support our customers’ transition towards increased sustainability. We strive to lead by example by embedding environmental management, social responsibility and good governance into our business practices and the options we provide to our customers.  

We value differences and development and cultivate an environment of belonging and having fun. Because that is what brings out the best in you, at work and at home.

With offices primarily located in the Nordic region, the UK, North America and India, we are currently more than 7,500 people who bring their expertise in engineering, architecture, energy and environment into play.

Got more questions?

If you have any unanswered questions about the role or what we have to offer, please reach out to Robert Wojtczak, HoD, Rail Permanent Way, Head of Engineering, [email protected]

Get to know us even better at our website, www.cowi.com, where you can learn more about our projects, our strategy, what we want to achieve and what life is like at COWI.

Equal opportunity employer

COWI provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, COWI complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.