Description

I’m Giovanni Mattei, a Navigation Systems Engineer with a Ph.D. in Systems Engineering & Physics (Sapienza & Supélec). With 10+ years of experience in nonlinear control, estimation theory, and aerospace GNC, I help companies design, model, and optimize advanced navigation and control solutions. Skilled at turning complex theory into practical applications, I bring academic rigor and industry know-how to deliver high-impact results.

Languages

Italian
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
French
Conversational

Workplace preferences

Remote only

Primarily works remotely

HALCON - EDGE group,
Senior GNC Engineer
May 2024 - Today (2 years and 1 month)
Abu Dhabi - United Arab Emirates
Senior specialist in navigation, guidance and control techniques, working on multi-sensor low-cost navigation
system design and development for swarms of fixed-wing MALE UAVs. Design and development of navigation
models and algos in Matlab-Simulink. Automatic code generation using Matlab coder. Version control using Sourcetree and Git. Requirements management using Jama, agile approach to system engineering using Jira
(Atlassian). Senior lecturer in estimation theory, stochastic dynamical systems, guidance, navigation & control.
Avio SpA, Colleferro,
Systems Engineer
September 2021 - May 2024 (2 years and 8 months)
Technical responsible of different avionic solutions for VEGA-C and Space Rider programs, with focus on Inertial Navigation Systems with GPS (INS/GPS), Inertial Reference Systems (IRS), solutions blending, data fusion and Kalman Filtering with typical spacecraft sensors such as star-trackers and magnetometers. In charge of VEGA and VEGA-C Inertial Reference System's and Autonomous Localization System performance analysis and evaluation.
In charge of launch-vehicle requirements flow-down to subcontractors with the aim of following and supporting
new developments and COTS-based programs. Research and development: focus on state estimators, data fusion
algorithms and advanced control techniques. Advisorship and management of Master's thesis students.
Northrop Grumman Italia SpA,
Systems Engineer
November 2016 - September 2021 (4 years and 10 months)
Pomezia, RM, Italy
{ Technology - Inertial Navigation Systems with GPS conception, architecture design and development: focus
on Kalman Filter state estimation algorithms. Coriolis Vibratory Gyroscopes conception, architecture design and development: focus on control systems design. { Methodology - Embracing the overall V-Cycle. System requirements writing and management. Hard ware/Software qualification (DO-178C/DO-254/DO-160/MIL-810) requirements analysis, validation and
verification. System documentation management: System Requirements, Equipment Specification and Interface Control Document production. System test planning. System simulation. System performance verification and
validation (Lab,Van&Flight tests). { Management - Program engineering management responsibilities: cost estimates, program planning, resources
allocation, milestones and risk management. { Other tasks - Supporting the Business Development department during preparation and presentation of
technical proposals for customers and partners. Definition of new products and their integration with COTS units. { Research & Development - Focus on nonlinear stochastic state estimators and advanced control techniques.