WORK EXPERIENCE |
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Sept. 2015 - current |
Galileo Ground Operations Engineer |
AKKA @ Telespazio (Fucino – Piero Fanti Space Centre) |
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Preparation and execution of ground operations for Spacecraft Compatibility Test Campaigns (SCTC) Galileo Control System (GCS-I) operational validation (testing at element, system and inter-site level; GCS - GMS interfaces) Automated Flight Operational Procedure development (“FOP Re-engineering”) Anomaly reporting, tracking and coordination across multiple sites Implementation and test of configuration change requests (CCR) Identification of improvements for ground segment operations, maintenance and processes Planning and coordinating L1 maintenance activities; liaising with L1 maintenance team and local engineering support teams |
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Sept. 2014 – March 2015 (7 months) |
Mission Analyst |
Vitrociset Spa (Rome) |
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Launch Centre preliminary architecture definition Launch system mission analysis, conceptual design (mass budget) and pre-assessment study G/S coverage, trajectory analysis (STK) Launch system requirements definition |
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May 2014 – Sept 2015 (1.5 years) |
AIT/AIV Engineer |
Vitrociset Spa (Rome / Kourou – Guyana Space Centre) |
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In the framework of the ESA’s Launchers Exploitation Accompaniment Program (LEAP), for the Vega Ground Control System (BCV) I am responsible for: Ground hardware and software assembling, integration and testing definition of test setups and tools (automatic procedures, digital electronic instruments) requirements management (DOORS) test plans and test procedures definition, execution (both at FAT and OSAT), test reporting anomalies reporting (JIRA) operational team training onsite technical support and troubleshooting Participation at ESA’s Test Readiness Review (TRR), Test Review Boards (TRB) |
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Apr 2015 - June 2015
Jan 2014 - May 2014 |
Ground System Launch Campaign Responsible VV05 - Sentinel 2A
Ground System Launch Campaign Responsible VV03 - KazEOSat-1 |
Vitrociset Spa (Kourou – Guyana Space Centre) |
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In this role I acted as focal point for the Vega ground system during launch campaigns: coordination with external entities acting at the spaceport (CNES, ESA, industries) direct interface with the customer (Arianespace) at all levels up to launch director launch campaign specifications analysis and assessment of implementation into operational procedures launch campaign ground operations preparation and execution :launcher interfaces validation (electrical, RF, 1553-bus) EGSE configuration and setup command and acquisition chains functional tests test data processing (Matlab) |
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Jan 2013 – May 2014 (1.5 years) |
Vega Ground Operations Team Leader |
Vitrociset Spa (Kourou – Guyana Space Centre) |
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Responsible of the Vega ground system team (4 people): team organization and priorities definition (planning, training) technical head for the ground system activities (operations, validation, maintenance) Responsible for the team operating in compliance with security, safety and quality requirements Participation to anomaly review board (ARB): analysis, investigations plans and corrective actions definition Customer quarterly reports (budget and technical reports) attained 20% annual cost reduction by preventive maintenance plan optimization Configuration change proposals and participation to configuration change review boards (CCB) Participation to the ground system evolutions development reviews |
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July 2012 – Dec 2012 (6 months) |
Ariane5 Ground Operations Engineer |
Vitrociset Spa (Kourou – Guyana Space Centre) |
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launch campaigns ground operations for VA209 to VA212 launcher electrical interfaces validation and functional tests nominal and contingency operational procedures writing and execution Software Configuration management |
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Oct. 2011 – Jan 2012 (4 months) |
Trainee at ESA-ESTEC, Propulsion Division |
European Space Agency-ESTEC, Noordwijk (NL) |
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Master’s thesis on modeling and simulation of chemical space propulsion systems. development of a new combustion chamber model with film cooling for the ESPSS libraries (Matlab, EcosimPro)
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EDUCATION AND TRAINING |
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Jan. 2012 – Dec . 2012 |
Post graduate course in Space Transportation Systems |
EQF: 8 |
La Sapienza University in collaboration with TUM, ParisTech, Supaero, ISAE |
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Mission Analysis: preliminary design of a cubesat (system design, mass, power, link budgets) Space Structures: Dimensioning of Vega's forth stage (AVUM): system mission analysis, launch loads derivation from the launcher user's manual; FEM iterative dimensioning of the structural parts of the AVUM basing on the quasi-static loads, modal analysis (Software: Femap, Nastran, Matlab) |
2009-2011 |
Master of Science in Space Engineering Grade: 110 cum laude/110 |
EQF: 7 |
La Sapienza University of Rome |
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MoS Final Thesis: “A System Approach for Modelling and Simulation of Combustion chambers with Film Cooling" Keywords: Liquid Rocket Engines Systems Transient Modelling, Film Cooling, Heat Exchange. (EcosimPro, Matlab) Spacecraft Dynamics: development of attitude control algorithms for a space multibody system (robotic arm) and control law parameters optimization (Matlab) Orbit determination: Development of an algorithm for orbit determination (initial position and gravitational parameter) from a set of range measurements by means of the weighted least square method (Matlab) Thermal analysis: Thermal loads derivation and thermal-stress analysis (Adina) |
July 2011 |
Community of Ariane Cities Summer School |
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Community of Ariane Cities |
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International summer course focused on space systems and team working |
2006-2009 |
Bachelor degree in Aerospace Engineering |
EQF: 6 |
La Sapienza University of Rome |
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BEng Final Project: “Computation of the Statistical Energy Analysis Parameters using the Power Injection Method" (Keywords: Finite Element Method, Statistical Energy Analysis, High Frequency Structures Dynamics); Software used: AuoSEA, Femap, Nastran, Matlab |
PERSONAL SKILLS |
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Mother tongue(s) |
Italian |
Other language(s) |
English (C1), French (B2) |
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