Arnaud Varinois

Arnaud Varinois is an experienced aerospace engineer with a strong background in satellite systems engineering, having held key positions at various notable organizations. At Loft Orbital, Arnaud served as Director of Satellite Systems Engineering and led efforts as the YAM-6 and YAM-7 Lead Systems Engineer from October 2022 to June 2024. Prior experience includes roles such as HO Satellite Engineering and Architecture, Kineis satellite manager, and YODA Satellite Architect at HEMERIA from June 2019 to June 2022. Arnaud also contributed to satellite management and engineering at the Centre National d'Études Spatiales from June 2006 to May 2019, handling significant projects like Microcarb and ISIS. Early career experience includes E3000 system engineering at Airbus Defence and Space and operations and flight dynamics engineering at CNES. Arnaud holds a Diplôme d'ingénieur in Space engineering from ISAE-SUPAERO, attained between January 1994 and January 1997.