Roberto Episcopo

Roberto Episcopo has a diverse work experience spanning multiple companies and roles. Roberto currently works at EUMETSAT, where they have been serving as the MTG System Engineering Team Leader since April 2023. Prior to this role, they were the MTG System Engineer Coordinator from April 2022 to May 2023 and the MTG System Engineer from May 2018 to March 2022.

Before joining EUMETSAT, Roberto worked at Telespazio VEGA Deutschland GmbH as a Sentinel-3 System Ops Prep Engineer from September 2014 to April 2018.

Roberto also has experience with Thales Alenia Space, where they held the position of System Engineer from November 2006 to September 2014. In this role, they were responsible for technical specifications at the system level, specifically concerning SAR Standard & Non-Standard Products. Roberto also played a crucial role in deriving and apportioning requirements at the ground segment level.

Roberto started their career as a System Engineer at Sofiter in November 2006, where they worked until November 2007. Roberto then moved on to work as a Visiting Scientist at S.S.E.C. (University of Wisconsin) from December 2005 to October 2006.

Overall, Roberto Episcopo has a strong background in system engineering and has held various leadership and coordination positions throughout their career.

Roberto Episcopo pursued their Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering from 2002 to 2005 at Università degli Studi del Sannio-Benevento. Prior to that, they attended Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II from 1993 to 2001, but the specific degree obtained and field of study are unknown.