Edoardo Vanin

Thales Alenia Space in Spain

System Engineer • Jan, 2024 — Present

I work in GARBO mission as System Engineer. In particular I am defining the QKD protocol for both the Space segment and Ground segment. My work is related to specification, simulation and testing of the QKD protocol at system and subsystem level

Thales Alenia Space in Spain

IVVQ Engineer • Jun, 2022 — Dec, 2023

During these two years I worked on Galileo G2G B1 CMCU-II unit. In this experience I was the responsible of the Verification and Validation campaign of the equipment. I was working with EGSE department to perform the tests on the equipment and I was validating the results against the equipment specification. As IVVQ, I was responsible of the development of the AIT plan, the test specification and the test procedure and finally I was presenting them in TRR board. I was also presenting the results in the TRB and was illustrating the eventual NCR rised during the test campaign

Thales Alenia Space in Spain

EGSE Engineer • Sept, 2020 — Jun, 2022

During these two years I was responsible for different EGSEs. My responsibility was to develop an EGSE aligned with the EGSE specification, complying with all the functionalities needed to perform IVVQ activities. I was involved in the EGSE system definition. I was carrying out test procedure implementation and adding new functionalities to EGSE controller application

Thales Alenia Space in Spain

Internship at EGSE department • Sept, 2019 — Sept, 2020

As intern in the company I was working in the EGSE controller application correcting bugs and introducing new features

Universidad Politécnica de Madrid

Master in Telecommunication Engineering • 2017 — 2020

Double degree programme between Padova and Madrid. Master thesis in: Analysis of the Use of Reinforcement Learning for Power Management in a Flexible Very High Throughput Satellite Payload

Università degli studi di Padova

Master in ICT for internet and multimedia • 2017 — 2020

Double degree programme between Padova and Madrid. Master thesis in: Analysis of the Use of Reinforcement Learning for Power Management in a Flexible Very High Throughput Satellite Payload

Università degli studi di Padova

Bachelor in information engineering • 2014 — 2017

Bachelor thesis in: Classical algorithm for Quantum Key Distribution (QKD)

Coding

In my day to day I use mostly: C, C++, Matlab and Python

Digital Signal Processing

When I have to implement DSP I mainly use Matlab and Simulink

Space standards and protocols

I work with space standards like CCSDS, ECSS and ETSI or communication protocols like MIL-STD-1553 or SpaceWire

Tools related with software development

Wide use of software development tools like git, docker, visual studio code and gitlab pipeline managment for continous integration (CI) and continous delivery (CD).

Problem solving and critical thinking

Communication

Teamwork and collaboration

Creativity and innovation

Attention to detail

Adaptability and continous learning

Italian

Mother Tongue

Spanish

C1 level, Proficient including technical and business

English

C1 level, Proficient including technical and business