Overview
Work History
Education
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Certification
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Sotiria Stathopoulou

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Satellite Communication Systems Engineer

Greek Satellite Space Project
07.2023 - Current
  • Lead the design and integration of the satellite payload, with a focus on both RF and Optical Communication Terminal components for the Greek National Satellite Space Project in collaboration with the European Space Agency (ESA)
  • Manage the selection process and communication with optical space and ground terminal suppliers
  • Manage ITU license applications and regulatory processes.

Customer Solutions Engineer in Optical Communication

Mynaric AG
04.2021 - 07.2023
  • Led technical discussions at both pre- and post-sales levels, coordinating with Engineering and SMEs
  • Served as technical lead for payload integration on various satellite configurations, including Optical and RF payloads
  • Guided the preparation of comprehensive technical packages for PDR/CDR, including ICDs, Datasheets, Manuals, and Analysis to correspond to customer asks
  • Demonstrated strong presentation, negotiation, and interpersonal skills
  • Showcased robust analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities
  • Actively participated in high-level conferences and strategic customer meetings with C-level.

Senior Solutions Engineer in Satellite Communications

Intelsat US, LLC
11.2018 - 04.2021
  • Provided large-scale consultation and solutions for strategic media, mobility, and network customers on Satellite Communications network design and implementation
  • Designed customized terrestrial, RF infrastructure, and IP network solutions, ensuring high SLAs (99.999% system availability)
  • Experienced with Satellite Link Budget Analysis
  • Conducted product demonstrations to the customers
  • Managed satellite frequency grooming initiatives and transitions, providing technical analysis and coordination between customers and internal teams.

Radio Frequency Engineer II

Next Phase Solutions and Services, Inc.
04.2018 - 01.2019
  • Analyzed potential radio frequency interference (RFI) to GOES METSAT downlink sites as part of a NOAA/NESDIS contract for protecting both the GOES and GOES-16+ downlink links
  • Conducted comprehensive engineering studies to determine the potential impact and susceptibility to interference from in-band and/or adjacent band RFI from LTE AWS.

Radio Frequency Engineer

Telecom Technology Services, Inc.
03.2017 - 03.2018
  • Optimized and maintained LTE/UMTS/GSM Network in 52 markets
  • Validated and tested T-Mobile custom Python modules and Troubleshot Ericsson and Nokia OSS.

Education

Master of Engineering in Cybersecurity -

University of Maryland
College Park, MD
12.2020

Diploma in Electrical and Computer Engineering -

National Technical University of Athens (NTUA)
Athens, Greece
10.2017

Publications

Measurements and Statistical Characterization of a Dual-Polarized MIMO LMS Channel, 12th EuCAP, London, UK, 04/09/18

Certification

IDirect Operation and Maintenance – iDX 4.X VT iDirect – Issued Mar 2019

Projects

Stretch Assignment – Information Assurance Team
Intelsat US, LLC | McLean, VA, USA

  • Updated corporate Information Assurance policies and security systems to align with the latest NIST 800-53 controls.
  • Revised and enhanced the white paper detailing Intelsat's cybersecurity solutions for customers.

Web-based Location Performance Tool Developer
Intelsat US, LLC | McLean, VA, USA

  • Initiated, led, and executed the development of a customer-facing performance analysis tool, utilizing Python and Flask.
  • Integrated the tool with internal databases to automate the retrieval of relevant satellite performance information.

Assistant Network Engineer
Municipality of Doridas | Perithiotissa, Greece

  • Supported the planning and implementation of a municipal WLAN/WiFi network providing free public access.
  • Installed antennas, configured Mikrotik routers, and performed network troubleshooting.

Timeline

Satellite Communication Systems Engineer

Greek Satellite Space Project
07.2023 - Current

Customer Solutions Engineer in Optical Communication

Mynaric AG
04.2021 - 07.2023

Senior Solutions Engineer in Satellite Communications

Intelsat US, LLC
11.2018 - 04.2021

Radio Frequency Engineer II

Next Phase Solutions and Services, Inc.
04.2018 - 01.2019

Radio Frequency Engineer

Telecom Technology Services, Inc.
03.2017 - 03.2018

Diploma in Electrical and Computer Engineering -

National Technical University of Athens (NTUA)

Master of Engineering in Cybersecurity -

University of Maryland
Sotiria Stathopoulou