Results-driven aerospace software engineer with a decade of hands-on experience at the crossroads of orbital mechanics and embedded systems. Known for delivering mission-critical software under impossible deadlines — and occasional zero-gravity conditions. Passionate about elegant architecture, ruthless simplicity, and the view from 384,400 km up. 🌝
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Senior Satellite Software Engineer @ SatCom Solutions (Jun 2026 - Present)
Leading the software team responsible for the communication stack of a constellation of 24 low-Earth-orbit satellites.
- Redesigned the onboard firmware for attitude control systems, improving pointing accuracy by 15 arc-seconds and reducing fuel consumption by 8%.
- Built a predictive maintenance pipeline that ingested telemetry from all 24 satellites in real time, preventing 3 critical failures in its first year of operation.
- Mentored a team of 6 engineers across two continents, introducing trunk-based development and cutting release cycle time from 6 weeks to 10 days.
Technologies: C/C++, Python, FreeRTOS, CAN bus, Kafka, Kubernetes, MATLAB.
Satellite Repair Technician @ SatCom Solutions (Jan 2023 - Jun 2026)
Conducted hands-on maintenance of communication satellites in geostationary and low-Earth orbit.
- Performed 12 EVA missions to service onboard hardware, achieving a 100% mission success rate.
- Reduced average satellite downtime by 40% by introducing a structured fault-diagnosis protocol adopted fleet-wide.
- Developed Python tooling to automate pre-EVA checklist verification, saving an average of 2 hours per mission.
Technologies: Python, embedded C, satellite communication protocols, zero-gravity wrenches.
Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering @ Università di Formaggio Lunare (Aug 2020 - Dec 2022)
Dissertation: Fault-tolerant software architectures for deep-space communication networks. Graduated with honours.
B.Sc. in Computer Engineering @ Università Comica delle Stelle (Sep 2016 - Jul 2020)
Final grade: 110/110 cum laude. Thesis on real-time scheduling algorithms for embedded space systems.
Technical Lead Volunteer @ Cosmic Communicators (Oct 2023 - Present)
Leading the engineering chapter of an international non-profit that builds open-source ground station software for amateur satellite operators.
Astro-Pizza Baking Course @ PizzaGalaxy Academy (May 2022 - Jun 2022)
Mastered the delicate art of baking in a pressurised environment. Transferable skills: precision, timing, and performing well under heat.
Programming languages: C, C++, Python, Rust, Bash
Frameworks & tools: FreeRTOS, ROS, Kafka, Kubernetes, Docker, Git
Domains: embedded systems, satellite communication, distributed systems, real-time computing
Languages: English (fluent), Italian (native), French (conversational)
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