Rodrigo Rosa

Aerospace Engineer with experience designing real-time modern C++ and C systems for aerospace and robotics applications. Developed core GNSS decoding and authentication algorithms for the Galileo 2nd Gen secure receiver and built a complete C++23 3D simulator featuring rigid-body dynamics, sensor fusion, PID control, ROS2/MAVLink interfaces, and real-time visualization. Strong background in modern C++, CI/CD pipelines, estimation, control, and simulation frameworks, with a focus on reliability, modularity, and performance.

Navigation System Software Engineer at Airbus Defence and Space (2024-01 – 2025-06)

• Led system software for Europe's next-generation GNSS (Galileo 2nd Gen) receiver, acting as main developer for decoding novel message types, implementing signal authentication using cryptographic schemes (e.g., TESLA key chains), within OSRA and OSNMA contexts.
• Handled end-to-end software design, testing, and validation in modern C++ (17) within a robust CI/CD pipeline using CMake, Git, and Jenkins, ensuring reliable and maintainable delivery of mission-critical GNSS algorithms.

GNSS Engineer at GMV (2023-01 – 2024-01)

• Redesigned satellite navigation anomaly prevention algorithms for an early-phase satellite-based augmentation system (SBAS) project, achieving measurable improvements against ESA-defined system performance metrics.
• Delivered technical presentations to the European Space Agency, showcasing algorithm refactoring strategies and detailed performance analysis.
• Led the design and implementation of a modular simulation framework in C, enabling comprehensive testing and validation of core system components, and developed visualization tools to track KPI metrics.

MSc in Space and Astronautical Engineering – Sapienza University of Rome (2021-09 – 2022-10)

MSc in Aerospace Engineering – Instituto Superior Técnico (2020-09 – 2022-12)

BSc in Aerospace Sciences – Instituto Superior Técnico (2017-09 – 2020-07)