CV: Spacecraft Simulations & Navigation Systems Engineer

Personal information

Nationality

Italian

Date of birth

April 3rd, 1981

Gender

Male

Desired employment / Occupational field

Space Engineer Specialised in Satellite Systems, Platforms & Ground Segments, Advanced Communications and Navigation Satellite Systems, Spacecrafts Operational Simulators Design & Development & Tests for Ground Segments, Space Missions Support & Analysis

Work experience

Dates

From April 2008 to present

Occupation or position held

Systems Engineer assigned to the Space Technology Division – Simulation, Navigation and Training Subdivision of VEGA Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG (A Finmeccanica Company) in Darmstadt (Germany)

Main activities and responsibilities

Spacecraft Simulations & Navigation Systems Engineer and Spacecraft Operational Simulators Staff Team Member responsible of the development (design, modelling, coding, tooling), (unit, integration & system) tests, commissioning and maintenance of ESA Mission Spacecraft Operational Simulators for ESA Ground Segments supporting ESA Spacecraft Operations and Simulations Campaigns with the following responsibilities and tasks: - Operational Simulators for ESA Ground Segments System Architecture & Interfaces design and development - Support, test and installation of SW Operational Simulators into the ESA Operational infrastructure - Definition, specification and implementation of functional System SW requirements for new ESA Ground Segment Operational Simulators environments

- Maintenance and upgrades of ESA Ground Segments and Spacecrafts Operational Simulators for the ESA Missions Simulation Campaigns (problems assessment and fixing) - Participation in the technical management and supervision of contractors and subcontractors for the implementation of specific SW products upgrade and maintenance - System and Integration level development, tests and documentation generation and update (SW User Manuals, Detailed Design Reports, Requirements Specification Documents, SW Requirements Specification Documents, SW Design Documents, Minutes of Meetings, Project Development Progress Reports, Validation Test Verification reports, Operational Manuals, Algorithms and Models Manuals, Simulator Reference Scenarios Manuals, Generic Test Report, Delivery Notes, Technical Notes, Advanced Design Documents, Software Design Documents, Validation Test Specification Documents, Operational Manuals, etc.) of the Radio Frequency, Chemical and Electrical Attitude & Orbital Control and Propulsion, Drag Reduction (DRS) and LISA Technology Package (LTP) Payload Subsystems (FEEP and Colloidal Thrusters) of the ESA LISA Pathfinder Mission Operational Simulator - SW design, development & tests and preparation of the relative technical documentation (User Manuals, Design Reports, Requirements Specification Documents, SW Requirements Specification Documents, SW Design Documents, etc.) of the file handlers of the ESA ROBOD SW development tool for precise orbit determination - responsible of the technical documentation preparation and review of the ESA/EADS Astrium RIDE SW tool development - ensuring that new systems and sub-components are both verified and validated from the perspective of their stand-alone performance and of their impacts on the systems with which they will be integrated - designing, application and development of advanced simulation and modelling techniques to verify and validate new systems in their operational context developing high integrity information and communication technology solutions - performing and verification of system and integration tests of new simulators - building of software models from new or based on existing libraries  - configuration and running of simulation “sessions” - analysis of results and performance s - providing 2D and 3D visualisations and modelling - streamlining of the data exchange process - improvement of automation - support to distributed and multidisciplinary engineering activities - design, application and development of concept and design simulations used during early system design stages to optimise system or process design and reduce the risk of costly design errors - CSIMV - Combined Maintenance of Mission Simulators Team Member and Service Desk Deputy Manager for Spacecraft Operational Simulators Support to ESOC for the following ESA Mission Programmes: - ROSETTA (ESA/ESOC, EADS Astrium SAS Satellites, VEGA Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG) - MARS EXPRESS (ESA/ESOC, EADS Astrium SAS Satellites, VEGA Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG) - VENUS EXPRESS (ESA/ESOC, EADS Astrium SAS Satellites, VEGA Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG) Responsible in ESA/ESOC for the VEGA developed Spacecraft Operational Simulators SPRs (Sotware Problem Report) raising, update, analysis and fixing - CSIM (Galileo Constellation Simulator) Staff Team Member - GSSF - GALILEO System Simulation Facility Functional Test Data Setting (TDS), Service Volume Simulator (SVS) and Row Data Generation (RDG) Navigation Systems Engineer & Staff Team Member Responsible for Full Operational Capability (FOC) / In Orbit Validation (IOV) Scenarios - Support the simulation needs of the Galileo Programme - GALSEE TPVF (Galileo System Evaluation Equipment Test Scenario Preparation and Validation Facility) Service Volume Simulator (SVS) Navigation Systems Engineer & Staff Team Member - ROSLIN (Rosetta Spacecraft Operational Simulator Porting to Linux)

Projects and related roles

LISA – Laser Interferometer Space Antenna Pathfinder Mission Operational Simulator (ESA/ESOC, EADS Astrium SAS Satellites, VEGA Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG) – Deputy Technical Manager Responsible of the SW design, architecture, coding, tooling, interfacing, tests (Unit, Integration & System) & validation of the Spacecraft Operational Simulator Radio Frequency, Chemical and Electrical Attitude & Orbital Control and Propulsion, Drag Reduction Subsystems (DRS, FEEP and Colloidal Thrusters payloads) Subsystems   ROSETTA (ESA/ESOC, EADS Astrium SAS Satellites, VEGA Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG) MARS EXPRESS (ESA/ESOC, EADS Astrium SAS Satellites, VEGA Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG) VENUS EXPRESS (ESA/ESOC, EADS Astrium SAS Satellites, VEGA Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG – ESA/ESOC/VEGA COSIMV (Combined Maintenance of Mission Simulators) Team Service Desk

Staff & Deputy Manager for ESA/ESOC Spacecrafts Operational Simulators Support (code SPRs raising and fixing, SW tests, ESA/ESOC meetings, SW deliveries, SW installations)   ROBOD – Relational Object Base for Orbit Determination (ESA/ESOC, Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG – Responsible of the SW file handlers coding and tests   RIDE – RAMS Exploitation of In-orbit Data (ESA/ESOC, EADS Astrium SAS Satellites, VEGA Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG) - Responsible of the EADS Astrium/VEGA interface managing, EADS Astrium technical documentation and studies review and VEGA reports   CSIM (Galileo Constellation Simulator) – Responsible for the Software Validation Testing Specification (SVTS) for the Man Machine Interface (MMI) of the SIMSAT Linux System   GSSF - GALILEO System Simulation Facility (ESA/ESTEC, VEGA Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG) – Navigation Systems Engineer Responsible of the GALILEO Simulator Validation Tests, Row Data and technical documentation generation   GALSEE TPVF - Galileo System Evaluation Equipment Test Scenario Preparation and Validation Facility (ESA/ESOC, Thales Alenia Space, VEGA Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG) – Navigation Systems Responsible for the SVS (Service Volume Simulation) Requirements VTS (Validation Test Specification) and technical documentation update   ROSLIN (Rosetta Spacecraft Operational Simulator Porting to Linux) – Deputy Technical Manager Responsible of SIMSAT 4 installation, code porting, SW validation, tests & technical documentation.

Programming languages and SW tools

- ESA SIMSAT Operational Simulation Environment (v.3, 4) SW tool (on Linux) - GALILEO System Simulation Facility (GSSF) Simulator SW Tool (on Windows) - Galileo System Evaluation Equipment Test Scenario Preparation and Validation Facility (GALSEE TPVF) Simulator SW Tool (on Windows) - C++ and Java Script programming languages - CVS SW tool (on Linux) - Eclipse development SW tool (on Linux) - DEV C++ development SW tool (on Windows) - Enterprise Architect (v 7.0) design, development & report SW tool (on Windows) - GDB & DDD Debuggers SW tools (on Linux) - LOGISCOPE rules checking SW tool (on Linux) - Assyst Enterprise (v7.5) SW Tool (on Windows) - Oracle Database SW Tool - ESA-Astrium Space Mission Flight Dynamics SW Databases (on Windows) - Windows Office (Word, Excel, Access, Power- Point), Internet Explorer - Linux (as user) - Windows (v95/98/2000/NT/XP) - various commercial and free SW programs (Adobe Acrobat, Fotoshop, Mozilla Firefox)

Name and address of employer

VEGA Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG A Finmeccanica Company 5, Europaplatz Europahaus (2nd floor) D-64293 Darmstadt Germany Web     : www.vegaspace.eu

Dates

From September 2005 to April 2008

Occupation or position held

Satellite System Engineer assigned to the Cosmo-Skymed Programme - Cosmo-Sabrina-Bissat Mission - TAS-I Remote Sensing & Earth Observation Programme at the Observation Systems & Radar Business Unit - Satellite System Engineering Division – Integrated Control Systems Subdivision of TAS-I Thales Alenia Space Italy S.p.A. (A Thales Finmeccanica Company) in Rome, Via Saccomuro 24

Main activities and responsibilities

- Responsible in the Integrated Control Systems for the research in the Low Orbit Satellites Formation Flying GPS & Galileo Satellite Navigation for the Cosmo-Sabrina-Bissat Mission and Space Segment Design within the Cosmo Sky-Med Programme - TAS-I Remote Sensing & Earth Observation Programme - Designer, creator and developer of the Mission SW Simulator of the Lagrange GPS Orbital Receiver for Thales Alenia Space Italy S.p.A. in charge of the mission and navigation preliminary analysis of

stage 0-A within the Cosmo-Sabrina-Bissat Mission Space Segment Design Phase - Designer and creator of the M.Sc. in Advanced Communications and Navigation Satellite Systems experimental and design-based degree thesis entitled: “GPS Data Processing Methods Using SW Tools and the GPS Receiver SW Simulator for Precise Relative Positioning of Formation Flying Satellites” prepared at the Observation Systems & Radar Business Unit - Satellite System Engineering Division of Thales Alenia Space Italy S.p.A. in Rome, Via Saccomuro 24, assisted by Dr. Arturo Intelisano (TAS-I Cosmo-Sabrina-Bissat Mission Space Segment Project Manager), Eng. Leonardo Mazzini (TAS-I Satellite System Engineering Division Manager) and Eng. Giovanni Campolo (TAS-I Integrated Control Systems Subdivision Manager) Designer and creator of the M.Sc. in Space Engineering experimental and design-based degree thesis entitled:  “Assessment of measurement accuracy of a GPS receiver for a satellite in LEO orbit through the design and construction of a simulation software programme” prepared at the Observation Systems & Radar Business Unit - Satellite System Engineering Division – Integrated Control Systems Subdivision of Thales Alenia Space Italy S.p.A. in Rome, Via Saccomuro 24, under the guidance of Supervisor Prof. Paolo Gasbarri (Department of Aerospace and Astronautics Engineering) assisted by Dr. Arturo Intelisano (TAS-I “Cosmo-Sabrina-Bissat” Mission Space Segment Project Manager), Eng. Leonardo Mazzini (TAS-I “Satellite System Engineering” Division Manager) and Eng. Giovanni Campolo (TAS-I “Integrated Control Systems” Subdivision Manager)

Projects and related roles

COSMO Sky-Med (TAS-I, MoD – Italian Ministry of Defense) - Responsible of the TAS – I Laben GPS Lagrange LEO Satellites In-Orbit Receiver Simulator Orbital Mechanics Propagations and Perturbations, Signal and Navigational Measurements, Error Budgets Modelling, SW Design, Architecture, Coding, Tooling, Interfacing, Simulations, Tests (Unit, Integration & System) & Validation for the COSMO Sky-Med Platform/Payload Simulations and Tests in the TAS – I Satellite Integration Clean Room    SABRINA (TAS-I, ASI – Italian Space Agency) - Responsible of the Formation Flying Satellite and GPS/Galileo Navigation Team for LEO Satellites In-Orbit Receiver Measurements Real Time & Post Processing Algorithms Research & Development, HW Processes Modelling, Signal Carrier, Code & Frequency Acquisition and Tracking Loops Implementation, Coding, Tooling, Interfacing, Simulations, Tests (in the TAS – I Satellite Integration Clean Room), Design Requirements and technical documentation generation for the SABRINA Platform/Payload

Programming languages and SW tools

- GPS SPIRENT Simulator (Thales Alenia Space Italy S.p.A.) - Fortran (77, 90/95) programming language - Mathematica (v4.2/5.0) SW tool (on Windows) - Matlab (v7.1 on Windows) SW tool (on Windows) - STK (v6/6.1 on Windows) SW tool (on Windows) - Windows Office (Word, Excel, Access, Power- Point), Internet Explorer - Unix (as user) operating on Sun Solaris Workstations (Thales Alenia Space Italy S.p.A.) - Windows (v95/98/2000/NT/XP) - various commercial and free SW programs (Adobe Acrobat, Fotoshop, Mozilla Firefox)

Name and address of employer

Thales Alenia Space Italy S.p.A. (TAS-I) – Headquarter Via Saccomuro 24 – 00131 Rome Tel.: (0039) 06 4151 1 Fax: (0039) 06 4190 675

References

Eng. Giovanni Campolo (Project Manager, “Integrated Control Systems Subdivision” Manager at Thales Alenia Space Italy S.p.A. - TAS-I in Rome) Thales Alenia Space Italy S.p.A. (TAS-I) Observation Systems & Radar Business Unit Satellite System Engineering Division Integrated Control Systems Subdivision Via Saccomuro 24 – 00131 Rome Tel.: (0039) 06 4151 2635 Fax: (0039) 06 4151 2678 E-mail: giovanni.campolo(at)thalesaleniaspace.com   Dr. Arturo Intelisano (Project Engineer, Responsible of the Cosmo-Sabrina-Bissat Mission Space Segment at Thales Alenia Space Italy S.p.A. - Cosmo Sky-Med Programme - TAS-I in Rome) Thales Alenia Space Italy S.p.A. (TAS-I) Observation Systems & Radar Business Unit

Satellite System Engineering Division Integrated Control Systems Subdivision Via Saccomuro 24 – 00131 Rome Tel.: (0039) 06 4151 4470 Fax: (0039) 06 4151 2678 E-mail: arturo.intelisano(at)thalesaleniaspace.com   Prof. Paolo Gasbarri (Professor of Aerospace Structures at the Department of Aerospace and Astronautics Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Rome “La Sapienza” in Rome) University of Rome “La Sapienza” Faculty of Engineering Department of Aerospace and Astronautics Engineering Via Eudossiana 16 – 00184 Rome Tel.: (0039) 06 44585324 Fax: (0039) 06 44585670 E-mail: paolo.gasbarri(at)uniroma1.it

Type of business or sector

Aerospace, Space & Defense Satellite Systems design, construction and integration (Payload, Platform & Ground Segment)

Education and training

Dates

From January 2007 to February 2008

Title of qualification awarded

Master of Science (M.S., M.Sc.) in Advanced Communications and Navigation Satellite Systems with full marks and honour (110/110 cum Laude) Experimental and design-based degree thesis entitled:  “GPS Data Processing Methods Using SW Tools and the GPS Receiver SW Simulator for Precise Relative Positioning of Formation Flying Satellites” prepared at the Observation Systems & Radar Business Unit - Satellite System Engineering Division – Integrated Control Systems Subdivision of Thales Alenia Space Italy S.p.A. in Rome, Via Saccomuro 24, assisted by Dr. Arturo Intelisano (TAS-I Cosmo-Sabrina-Bissat Mission Space Segment Project Manager), Eng. Leonardo Mazzini (TAS-I Satellite System Engineering Division Manager) and Eng. Giovanni Campolo (TAS-I Integrated Control Systems Subdivision Manager) within the Cosmo Sky- Med Programme & Cosmo-Sabrina-Bissat Mission - TAS-I Remote Sensing & Earth Observation Programme

Principal subjects/occupational skills covered

Knowledge of any aspects of Communications and Navigation Satellite Systems research, design and development: - Space Systems Principles (30/30) - Satellite Communications Principles (27/30) - Signals Theory and Processing Principles (27/30) - Satellite Navigation Principles (27/30) - Advanced Satellite Communications Systems (30/30 cum Laude) - Advanced Satellite Navigation Systems (29/30) - Projects and Space Systems Management (30/30)

Name and type of organisation providing education and training

University of Rome “Tor Vergata” – Faculty of Engineering – Department of Electronic Engineering

Level in national or international classification

Higher Education Diploma equivalent to Master of Science (M.S. o M.Sc.) abroad

Dates

From September 2003 to June 2006

Title of qualification awarded

Master of Science (M.S., M.Sc.) in Space Engineering with full marks (110/110) (Specialization in “Satellite Systems and Platforms”) Experimental and design-based degree thesis entitled: “Assessment of measurement accuracy of a GPS receiver for a satellite in LEO orbit through the design and construction of a simulation software programme” prepared at the Observation Systems & Radar Business Unit - Satellite System Engineering Division – Integrated Control Systems Subdivision of Thales Alenia Space Italy S.p.A. in Rome, Via Saccomuro 24, under the guidance of Supervisor Prof. Paolo Gasbarri (Department of Aerospace and Astronautics Engineering) assisted by Dr. Arturo Intelisano (TAS-I Cosmo-Sabrina-Bissat Mission Space Segment Project Manager), Eng. Leonardo Mazzini (TAS-I Satellite System Engineering Division Manager) and Eng. Giovanni Campolo (TAS-I Integrated Control Systems Subdivision

Manager) within the Cosmo Sky-Med Programme & Cosmo-Sabrina-Bissat Mission - TAS-I Remote Sensing & Earth Observation Programme

Principal subjects/occupational skills covered

Knowledge of any aspects of Space Systems research, design and development, with particular expertise in Satellite Systems and Platforms: - Elements of Propulsion Systems (30/30) - Aerospace Structures (27/30) - Orbital Mechanics (28/30) - Telecommunications and Tracking (30/30) - Attitude Dynamics (30/30) - Electronics (25/30) - Fundamentals of Automation (25/30) - Gasdynamics (27/30) - Liquid Propellant Rockets (28/30) - Solid Propellant Rockets (28/30) - Space Structures (26/30) - Satellite Telecommunications (26/30) - Mission Analysis (27/30) - Space Telecommunication Networks (29/30) - Satellite Electronics (30/30) - Astronautic Propulsion (27/30) - Launch Bases and Ground Stations (26/30) - Articulated Space Structures (30/30)

Name and type of organisation providing education and training

University of Rome “La Sapienza” – Faculty of Engineering – Department of Aerospace and Astronautics Engineering

Level in national or international classification

Higher Education Diploma equivalent to Master of Science (M. S. o M. Sc.) abroad

Dates

From September 2000 to October 2003

Title of qualification awarded

Bachelor of Science (B.S., B.Sc.) in Aerospace and Astronautics Engineering with full marks and honour (110/110 cum Laude) Experimental and design-based degree thesis entitled: “Determination of aerothermodynamic coefficients of spacecrafts in transatmospheric regions” prepared at the Department of Mechanics and Aeronautics Engineering and the Department of Aerospace and Astronautics Engineering under the guidance of Supervisor Prof. Nicola De Divitiis

Principal subjects/occupational skills covered

Knowledge of any aspects of Aerospace Systems research, design and development: - Fundamentals of Aerospace (27/30) - Geometry and Algebra (28/30) - Informatics (30/30) - English Language (Qualification Exam - QUALIFIED) - Chemistry (26/30) - Mathematical Analysis (26/30) - Economy (30/30) - Thermodynamics (27/30) - General Physics 1 (30/30) - Differential Calculus (30/30) - Aerospace Materials (27/30) - Numerical Methods (30/30 cum Laude) - General Physics 2 (30/30) - Electrotechnics (26/30) - Technical Drawing (30/30 cum Laude) - Aerodynamics (26/30) - On Board Systems (30/30) - Applied Mechanics (28/30) - Aerospace Propulsion (26/30) - Laboratory of Experimental Physics (30/30 cum Laude) - Technology of Aeronautical Construction (30/30) - Aerospace Construction (26/30) - Laboratory for Calculus Of Engines (30/30) - Flight Mechanics (30/30 cum Laude) - Theoretical Mechanics (21/30) - Science of Constructions (30/30 cum Laude) - Complements of Mathematics (29/30)

Name and type of organisation providing education and training

University of Rome “La Sapienza” – Faculty of Engineering – Department of Aerospace and Astronautics Engineering

Level in national or international classification

Higher Education Diploma equivalent to Bachelor of Science (B.S. o B.Sc.) abroad

Dates

From September 1995 to July 2000

Title of qualification awarded

Scientific Senior High School Diploma with full marks (100/100) and average marks of 10/10 in all subjects

Name and type of organisation providing education and training

Scientific Senior High School “J.F.Kennedy” of Rome

Dates

From September 1992 to June 1995

Title of qualification awarded

Junior High School Diploma with full marks (classified “excellent”)

Name and type of organisation providing education and training

Scuola Media Statale S.M.S “Vigna Pia” of Rome

Personal skills and competences

Mother tongue(s)

Italian

Other language(s)

English

Self-assessment

Understanding

Speaking

Writing

European level (*)

Listening

Reading

Spoken interaction

Spoken production

English

C1

Proficient user

C1

Proficient user

C1

Proficient user

C1

Proficient user

C1

Proficient user

(*) Common European Framework of Reference for Languages

Social skills and competences

- team spirit - good communication skills - good control and management skills in emergency situations

Organisational skills and competences

- leadership - sense of organisation (experience in logistics) - good experience in project and team management

Technical skills and competences

--- technical and theoretical research and experimentation in mission, navigation and flight systems --- systems and subsystems design --- SW design of environments simulating orbital flights and navigation systems --- SW design of in-orbit GPS receiver simulators (Lagrange GPS) --- SW and HW simulations in the clean room --- performance analysis --- mission analysis --- flight units dimensioning and testing --- budget analysis --- test procedure in clean room at system and subsystem levels --- navigation: -- SW design and implementation of 3D models of on-board GPS receivers’ orbital dynamics propagation (including orbital perturbations) and physical degradation of GPS signal delayed by: - receiver antenna gain pattern - receiver antenna multipath effect - ionospheric refraction - Doppler effect on Carrier - I and II order relativistic effect for receiver and GPS constellation - clock errors (inner oscillators’ clock bias and clock bias-rate of GPS satellites and on board receiver atomic clocks); -- measurement and assessment models of: - pseudorange - pseudorange-rate

- integrated pseudorange - integrated Doppler - integrated Doppler-rate - SNR - delta range - GPS constellation satellites visibility -- SW design and implementation of algorithms for: - solution of pseudorange and pseudorange-rate equations (SPS solution without singularities) of on-board receiver’s position and speed by determining carrier/code-phase and carrier/code-range cycles - calculation of the precision of SPS solutions in the pre-processing phase - calculation of DOP (GDOP, VDOP, HDOP, TDOP); -- SW design and implementation of orbit flight operative environments by using formation flying interferometric high resolution of images developed in the post-processing phase -- SW design and implementation of post-processing algorithms for: - accurate removal of errors in determining the position of a receiver in orbit by operating in Differential GPS - calculation of the precision of SPS solutions in the post-processing phase - GPS measurements and navigation data pre and post-processing techniques - precise relative positioning of formation flying spacecraft using GPS - GPS carrier phase measurements initial ambiguities resolution methods - Carrier phase-pseudorange measurements smoothing processing methods Dilution of Precision - Error Budget - User Receiver UERE budget - GSS UERE budget - User Receiver UERRE budget - SBAS Support - Accuracy - Navigation System Precision (NSP) - The NSP without GGTO - NSP with GGTO Determination at System Level - NSP with GGTO Determination at User Level - Signal-In-Space Monitoring Accuracy (SISMA) - Integrity - PHMI Equation - SBAS PL Equations - Galileo PL Equations - Time Accuracy - Service Availability - Service Availability With Average Continuity Risk - Formation Flying Satellites Mission Analysis for Earth Observation – Remote Sensing Low Orbit Satellites - Space Systems simulation and modelling SW techniques design, coding, implementation, development & unit, integration, system tests - Spacecraft Operational SW Simulators building & performance analysis - Simulators System & Integration tests and validation - SW programming advanced estimation techniques (IFPUG Standard FPA - FSM, Standard ICT, Function Point Analysis, etc.) - Preparation and review of technical documentation (SW User Manuals, Detailed Design Reports, Requirements Specification Documents, SW Requirements Specification Documents, SW Design Documents, Minutes of Meetings, Project Development Progress Reports, Validation Test Verification reports, Operational Manuals, Algorithms and Models Manuals, Simulator Reference Scenarios Manuals, Generic Test Report, Delivery Notes, Technical Notes, Advanced Design Documents, Software Design Documents, Validation Test Specification Documents, Operational Manuals, etc.) - ESA Spacecraft Mission Operational Simulators Subsystems Design, Development and Tests - Space Missions Spacecraft Flight Dynamics Databases knowledge, usage, update and maintenance -- Galileo Simulator SVS (Service Volume Simulation) Requirements VTS (Validation Test Specification) - UML diagrams creation and update - SW development tools knowledge and usage for SW design, coding & tests - CCSDS and ESA PUS standards knowledge, application and performance verification - ESA SW simulation environment knowledge and usage for ESA Spacecraft Mission Operational Simulators Subsystems Design, Development and Tests - SPRs (Software Problem Report) raising, update, analysis and fixing

- GSSF - GALILEO System Simulation Facility Functional Test Data Setting (TDS) and Row Data Generation (RDG) for Full Operational Capability (FOC) / In Orbit Validation (IOV) Scenarios - Functional and Performance Behaviour Testing of the Galileo System - Raw Data Generation (RDG) capability of GSSF - SW Modelling, Design, Architecture, Coding, Tooling, Interfacing, Simulations, Tests (Unit, Integration & System) & Validation - Satellite Systems Platforms & Payloads Design Requirements and technical documentation generation - Space Platform/Payload Simulations and Tests in Satellite Integration Clean Room - Formation Flying Satellite and GPS/Galileo Navigation Research & Development - LEO Satellites In-Orbit Receiver Measurements Real Time & Post Processing Algorithms Research & Development, HW Processes Modelling, Signal Carrier, Code & Frequency Acquisition and Tracking Loops Implementation, Coding, Tooling, Interfacing, Simulations, Tests in the Satellite Integration Clean Room - Spacecraft Chemical and Electrical Propulsion Systems (Payload and Platform) for Attitude & Orbital Control - International Space Projects and Teams Management

Computer skills and competences

Skills and competences in using: - ESA SIMSAT Operational Simulation Environment (v.3, 4) SW tool (on Linux and Windows) - GALILEO System Simulation Facility (GSSF) Simulator SW Tool (on Windows) - GPS SPIRENT Simulator (Thales Alenia Space Italy S.p.A.) - Fortran (77, 90/95), C++ and Java Script programming languages - Mathematica (v4.2/5.0) SW tool (on Windows) - CVS SW tool (on Linux) - Matlab (v7.1 on Windows) SW tool (on Windows) - STK (v6/6.1 on Windows) SW tool (on Windows) - Eclipse development SW tool (on Linux) - DEV C++ development SW tool (on Windows) - Enterprise Architect (v 7.0) design, development & report SW tool (on Windows) - GDB & DDD Debuggers SW tools (on Linux) - LOGISCOPE rules checking SW tool (on Linux) - Assyst Enterprise (v7.5) SW Tool (on Windows) - Oracle Database SW Tool - ESA-Astrium Space Mission Flight Dynamics SW Databases (on Windows) - Windows Office (Word, Excel, Access, Power- Point), Internet Explorer - Unix (as user) operating on Sun Solaris Workstations (Thales Alenia Space Italy S.p.A.) - Linux (as user) - Windows (v95/98/2000/NT/XP) - various commercial and free SW programs (Adobe Acrobat, Fotoshop, Mozilla Firefox)

Artistic skills and competences

- high level practical skills in technical and artistic drawing by using different techniques and high precision instruments - broad knowledge of History of Arts of any ages - broad knowledge of Cinema

Other skills and competences

- fond of miniature car races - sports: swimming, cycling, gymnastics, jogging

Driving licence

B

Additional information

Post-graduated Qualifications

- Master of Science (M.Sc.) in “Advanced Communications and Navigation Satellite Systems” supported by a student grant (assigned through public contest by selection criteria based on the candidate’s Curriculum Vitae and the admission exam) supported by M.Sc. partners. Winner of scholarship qualifying himself to the first place in the classification of worth. The M.Sc. course has been organized by the University of Rome “Tor Vergata” - Faculty of Engineering - Department of Electronic Engineering in collaboration with Thales Alenia Space Italy S.p.A. (TAS-I) within the Cosmo Sky-Med Programme & Cosmo-Sabrina-Bissat Mission - TAS-I Remote Sensing & Earth Observation Programme.

Publications

M. Ambrosini, “GPS Data Processing Methods Using SW Tools and the GPS Receiver SW Simulator for Precise Relative Positioning of Formation Flying Satellites” - AFCEA’s International Student Conference, Belgium April 10th - 11th 2008

Undergraduate Guidance Courses

- “UNDERGRADUATE GUIDANCE COURSE” organized by Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa inCortona (province of Arezzo - Italy) from September 5th to 11st, 1999. All participants were selected from a group made up of the best 180 students in Europe

Training Courses

- “REFA – ESA/ESOC SPACECRAFT OPERATIONAL SIMULATOR REFERENCE ARCHITECTURE TRAINING COURSE” organized by ESA/ESOC/VEGA Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG in ESOC, Darmstadt from October 14th to 15th, 2009 - “SIMSAT 4 LINUX TRAINING COURSE” organized by VEGA Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG in Darmstadt on June 19th, 2009 - “C++ ADVANCED FEATURES ON LINUX”held by MG Training Company and organized by VEGA IT GmbH at the Technologie und Innovationszentrum in Darmstadt (Germany) from August 6th to 8th, 2008 - “LEO SATELLITE COURSE” organized by Space Academy at Thales Alenia Space Italy S.p.A. (TAS-I) in Rome on November 20th, 2007 - “NAVIGATION SYSTEMS COURSE” organized by Space Academy at Thales Alenia Space Italy S.p.A. (TAS-I) in Rome from November 13rd to 14th, 2007 - “GROUND SEGMENT COURSE” organized by Space Academy at Thales Alenia Space Italy S.p.A. (TAS-I) in Rome on October 25th, 2007 - “SATELLITE FORMATION FLYING FOR EARTH OBSERVATION COURSE” organized by Space Academy at Thales Alenia Space Italy S.p.A. (TAS-I) in Rome from July 4th to 6th, 2007 - “ROLE OF SATELLITE IN INTEGRATED SYSTEMS COURSE” organized by Space Academy at Thales Alenia Space Italy S.p.A. (TAS-I) in Rome on June 26th, 2007 - “REMOTE SENSING SYSTEMS COURSE” organized by Space Academy at Thales Alenia Space Italy S.p.A. (TAS-I) in Rome from May 7th to 8th, 2007 - “SPACE EQUIPMENTS COURSE” organized by Space Academy at Thales Alenia Space Italy S.p.A. (TAS-I) in Rome on March 28th, 2007 - “EMC MODELLING AND NUMERICAL TECNIQUES COURSE” organized by Space Academy at Thales Alenia Space Italy S.p.A. (TAS-I) in Rome from December 6th to 11th, 2006 - “SPACE SYSTEMS COURSES - BASE” organized by Space Academy at Thales Alenia Space Italy S.p.A. (TAS-I) in Rome from December 4th to 5th, 2006 - “SPACE SYSTEMS COURSES - END TO END TELECOM SYSTEMS” organized by Space Academy at Thales Alenia Space Italy S.p.A. (TAS-I) in Rome from November 23rd to 24th, 2006 - “CONTROL MOMENT GYROS COURSE” organized by Space Academy at Thales Alenia Space Italy S.p.A. (TAS-I) in Rome from July 17th to 21st, 2006 - “MEMORY OF SIRIO, AN EXCITING ADVENTURE AND THE AUTHORS OF A SUCCESS”held by Dr. Antonio Teofilatto ( and organized by the University of Rome “Tor Vergata” at the Faculty of Engineering in Rome on July 17th, 2007 - “SATELLITE NAVIGATION APPLICATIONS AND SERVICES AND THE USE OF EUROPEAN GNSS SYSTEM (EGNOS AND GALILEO)”held by Dr. Mario Caporale (ASI – Italian Space Agency) and organized by the University of Rome “Tor Vergata” at the Faculty of Engineering in Rome on July 10th, 2007 - “MARS UNDER THE SURFACE: RESULTS FROM ITALIAN RADARS ON MARS EXPRESS AND MARS RECONAISSANCE ORBITER”held by Dr. Enrico Flamini (ASI – Italian Space Agency) and organized by the University of Rome “Tor Vergata” at the Faculty of Engineering in Rome on July 3rd, 2007 - “SOFTWARE-DEFINED GNSS RECEIVERS IN A GALILEO PERSPECTIVE” held by Prof. Per Hoeg (Professor at Aalborg University, Denmark - Danish GPS Center) and organized by SOGEI Company at SOGEI Headquarter in Rome on June 21st, 2007 - “COSMO-SKYMED REMOTE SENSING SATELLITE SYSTEM” held by Eng. Giuseppe Angino of Thales Alenia Space Italy S.p.A. (TAS-I) and organized by the University of Rome “Tor Vergata” at the Faculty of Engineering in Rome on April 23rd, 2007 - “INTRODUCTION TO SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR: Conventional (SAR), Inerferometric (IFSAR), Differential (DIFSAR), Carrier-less (ImpSAR) operations” held by Prof. Giorgio Franceschetti and organized by the University of Rome “Tor Vergata” at the Faculty of Engineering in Rome on April 3rd, 2007 - “SATELLITE NAVIGATION: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE” held by Prof. Vidal Ashkenazi and organized by the University of Rome “Tor Vergata” at the Faculty of Engineering in Rome on March 28th, 2007

International Congresses

- “VALENCIA IAC 2006: 57th INTERNATIONAL ASTRONAUTICAL CONGRESS” organized by the International Astronautical Federation (IAF) in Valencia (Spain) from October 2nd to 6th 2006

International Conferences

- “AFCEA’s International Student Conference” organized by AFCEA International in Brussels (Belgium) from April 10th to 11th 2008

Internationally Recognised Foreign Languages Certificates

- "University of Cambridge - First Certificate in English" taken at the British Institute of Rome in July 1999

International Organizations Membership

- Member of AFCEA International (“International Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association”) – Chapter of Rome (Italy), Chapter of Stuttgart (Germany) - Member of International Scouts of Europe – Chapter of Rome until 1995

Official Merit Certificates

- Winner of 4 scholarships of the Ministry of the Interior won respectively in the years 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004, assigned to the employers’ sons through public contest by selection criteria based on the candidate’s particular merits of study and scholastic rendering caught up both in pre-university and university studies - Selected for merits as International Member the “AFCEA’s International Student Conference” organized by AFCEA International in Brussels (Belgium) from April 10th to 11th 2008 with the presentation and article: M. Ambrosini, “GPS Data Processing Methods Using SW Tools and the GPS Receiver SW Simulator for Precise Relative Positioning of Formation Flying Satellites” - AFCEA’s International Student Conference, Belgium April 10th - 11th 2008

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