Civilian jobs in the Netherlands after military aircraft and avionics maintenance work

168 open roles at 84 companies in the Netherlands fit the civilian work of military aircraft and avionics technicians: Aerospace (33) and Hardware (135). The roles were matched by hand to the work these specialties do in most armed forces, whatever a given army calls the trade.

Roles matched by handRebuilt 28 Oct 2026
open roles in the Netherlands
168
companies
84
civilian role areas
3
median stated pay (hardware)
$63k

Civilian roles for military aircraft and avionics maintenance

Match: the share of the specialty's civilian work in each area
Role areaMatchOpen rolesMedian pay
Aerospace70%33
Hardware15%135$63k
Field & Servicebroad area: plant, field and maintenance work too15%3,411$47k

Roles that fit military aircraft and avionics maintenance

TNO

tno.nl
tno.nl · HQ: The Hague, Netherlands · Professional Services · Nonprofits & Foundations · Research Institutes · 51-200 employees · Est. 1932 · Hiring 35, 10 new
HQ: The Hague, Netherlands · Professional Services · Nonprofits & Foundations · Research Institutes · 51-200 employees · Est. 1932 · Hiring 35, 10 new
TNO is the Netherlands organisation for applied scientific research, an independent institute created by law to put science to work for industry and government. Its units cover defence, energy, health, mobility and information technology, with substantial programmes in artificial intelligence, autonomous systems and data sharing infrastructure. The organisation employs several thousand researchers and runs joint innovation centres with Dutch companies and ministries; its applied research contracts cover both public policy questions and industrial development.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Verified live · 4 hours ago 1 day ago Hiring now · 86%

Technisch Adviseur Radarsystemen

$47k – $108k per year (gross) · In office (The Hague, Netherlands) · PhD · Citizenship or vetting required · German: C1
MATLAB
Python
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Verified live · 4 hours ago 8 days ago Hiring now · 90%

Senior Business Developer Radar Technology

$86k – $120k per year (gross) · Senior · In office (The Hague, Netherlands) · Citizenship or vetting required · Senior · German: C1
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SSC Space

sscspace.com
sscspace.com · HQ: Solna, Sweden · Engineering Services · Science & Engineering · Space & Aerospace · Launch Services · 501-1000 employees · Est. 1972 · Trust B · Hiring 64, 10 new
HQ: Solna, Sweden · Engineering Services · Science & Engineering · Space & Aerospace · Launch Services · 501-1000 employees · Est. 1972 · Trust B · Hiring 64, 10 new
SSC Space, formerly the Swedish Space Corporation, is a Swedish state-owned space services company based in Solna, offering satellite ground station services, spacecraft operations and engineering, sounding rockets, stratospheric balloons and launch and rocket test services. Founded in 1972, it operates Esrange Space Center near Kiruna and one of the largest global ground station networks, with teams in Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, the US and Australia. Its openings include RF and ground segment engineers, spacecraft and ground station controllers, Columbus ground controllers, network engineers and program managers.
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Micro-Electronics Engineer

≈ $67k – $119k per year (Estimated) · Senior · 5+ years exp · Hybrid (Noordwijk, Netherlands) · Relocation · Master's Degree · Full-Time · Senior · English: B2
Verilog
VHDL
SystemC
MATLAB
MATLAB
Simulink
Chips/EDA
UVM
UVVM
SpaceTech
ECSS
MedTech
Verification & Validation
+1
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Verified live · 3 hours ago 26 days ago Likely open · 53%

Ground Segment Engineer

≈ $49k – $111k per year (Estimated) · Middle · 4+ years exp · Hybrid (Noordwijk, Netherlands) · Relocation · Master's Degree · Full-Time · Middle · English: C1
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Onto Innovation

ontoinnovation.com
ontoinnovation.com · HQ: Wilmington, United States · Test & Measurement Instruments · Semiconductor Equipment · 1001-5000 employees · Est. 2019 · NYSE: ONTO · Trust B · Hiring 143, 13 new
HQ: Wilmington, United States · Test & Measurement Instruments · Semiconductor Equipment · 1001-5000 employees · Est. 2019 · NYSE: ONTO · Trust B · Hiring 143, 13 new
Onto Innovation is a semiconductor equipment and software company headquartered in Wilmington, Massachusetts, supplying process control tools for chip and advanced packaging manufacturing. Formed in 2019 through the merger of Rudolph Technologies and Nanometrics, it provides 3D and optical critical dimension metrology, wafer and package macro defect inspection such as the Dragonfly systems, factory analytics software and lithography for advanced packaging, with service teams near fabs in Taiwan, Korea, Japan, Singapore and the United States. It hires field service, applications, mechanical, electrical and software engineers, QA and manufacturing staff, and program managers.
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Staff Electrical Engineer

≈ $92k – $195k per year (Estimated) · Equity · Staff+ · 8+ years exp · In office (Eindhoven, Netherlands) · Bachelor's Degree · Full-Time · Staff
MATLAB
Chips/EDA
OrCAD
Photolithography
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Optics11

optics11.com
optics11.com · HQ: Amsterdam, Netherlands · Sensors & Transducers · Optics & Photonic Components · 51-200 employees · Startup · Trust B · Hiring 29, 4 new
HQ: Amsterdam, Netherlands · Sensors & Transducers · Optics & Photonic Components · 51-200 employees · Startup · Trust B · Hiring 29, 4 new
Experience the cutting-edge of fiber optic sensing solutions with Optics11, a global leader empowering data-driven decision-making for a secure society.
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Verified live · 12 min ago 1 day ago Hiring now · 86%

Hardware Test Engineer

≈ $45k – $86k per year (Estimated) · Junior · 2+ years exp · In office (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · Master's Degree · Junior · Dutch · English
Python
DevOps
Linux
Defense
MIL-STD-810
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nxp.com · HQ: Eindhoven, Netherlands · Analog & Power Semiconductors · RF & Wireless Hardware · Processors, MCUs & AI Chips · 5000+ employees · Est. 2006 · NASDAQ: NXPI · Trust B · Hiring 700, 54 new
HQ: Eindhoven, Netherlands · Analog & Power Semiconductors · RF & Wireless Hardware · Processors, MCUs & AI Chips · 5000+ employees · Est. 2006 · NASDAQ: NXPI · Trust B · Hiring 700, 54 new
NXP Semiconductors is a Dutch chipmaker established in 2006 when Philips spun out its semiconductor division, and it concentrates on embedded processing rather than general purpose computing. Its largest market is automotive, where it supplies radar sensors, vehicle networking, battery management and the secure processors behind keyless entry and digital car keys, alongside industrial and internet of things microcontrollers, mobile secure elements and communications infrastructure silicon. Headquartered in Eindhoven and listed on Nasdaq, it is one of the leading suppliers of near field communication and automotive processing chips in the world.
Bill Betz · Chief Financial Officer · decision-maker
Rafael Sotomayor · President and Chief Executive Officer · decision-maker
Kurt Sievers · Former President and Chief Executive Officer
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Verified live · 4 hours ago 1 day ago Likely open · 63%

RF Lab Measurement Engineer

≈ $47k – $113k per year (Estimated) · In office (Nijmegen, Netherlands) · Bachelor's Degree · Full-Time · English
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How is military aircraft and avionics maintenance matched to civilian roles?

By hand, as a family: armies name and split these trades differently, so the page follows the work itself - what aircraft and avionics technicians do in most armed forces - and the role areas every posting here is sorted by.

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Source: specialty families matched by hand; 168 live postings on employers' careers boardsUpdated 28 Oct 2026MethodologyJSONCC BY-SA 4.0