System and avionic engineer
01-2000 - OraDesign / UX / UI Job title : Geo satellites in flight support and Research and Development 2017
Responsible for a gyro-less sw patch development and implementation on inflight satellite.
AOCS technical responsible for Artemis orbital longitude relocation operations and new managment of satellite AOCS algorithms (an example of on board software code legacy application) required by the new TLC service coverages.
For own personal interest, development on Udoo neo single board computer (equipped with RTOS Cortex A9, linux Ubuntu, and co-processor Arduino mega 2) of an inertial attitude determination platform as follow-up of shielded COTS.
Job title: R&D Radiation shield 2016
Application of "shielded" COTS microprocessors and single board computers ( embedded single board computers based on ARM processors) for space applications and avionics systems flying at high altitude. Advanced studies in multi layer shields.
Job title : Chairman of inquire board 2015
Chairman of inquire board team and pre alert investigation team leader for the inquiries activities involving in flight US sensor failure.
Job title: AOCS Expert 2014
Finalized the AOCS technical support for sicral2 program deployed on Space Bus 4000 B3 platform, including a complete review of the whole set of flight operation procedures on SCOSS system. Developed further sw patches in order to improve the operational capability of military satellites developed on Italian platform (PICS)
Job title: AOCS Responsible for competence transfer process 2013
After five years of competence transfer process between Thales France and Thales Italy for the satellite platforms called Space Bus 4000 B2 and B3 I acquired the AOCS engineering design authority certification at all levels. In the frame of Athena Fidus program, certification as lead center has been granted through training on the job, I was the AOCS responsible for the activities from preliminary design to shipment to the launch site phases. All the reviews with the customers: C.N.E.S./A.S.I./D.J.A./Italian M.O.D. have successfully supported, meeting due dates.
Job title: AOCS Expert for Italian satellite platforms at MOD’s spacecraft control center 2012
AOCS responsible for the longitudinal re-location maneuvers of the Sicral 1 satellite. All the activities had been supported by dedicated flight operation procedures that allowed it to successfully perform the maneuvers even if the satellite had accomplished its nominal operational life in 2011 and was affected by multiple single point failures on the avionic equipments.
2011
AOCS/OBSW reference for the tests on the ground (including the update of the satellite software simulator models) and in flight uplink and validation campaign of the new functionality in the satellite on board SW allowed usage of an arbitrary RCT configuration between main and redundant items used for the attitude control.