Simone Airoldi

Simone Airoldi is an experienced professional in the field of applied science and engineering, currently serving as a Senior Applied Scientist and Manager at Amazon. Previous roles include Senior Applied Scientist and Senior Research Engineer at Amazon, GNC Engineer and GNC Intern at Aurora Flight Sciences, and Research Assistant at the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing and Research (EMPA). In addition, Simone has held teaching assistant positions for various fluid dynamics and mechanics courses at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich) and was involved in a student team project there. Educational qualifications include a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from ETH Zürich and a master’s thesis completed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, focusing on discrete path planning analysis in aerospace controls.