Nikki Antoniou

Nikki Antoniou is a Senior Mission Concept Engineer at Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) since October 2012, specializing in early phase mission concepts and ESA/UKSA phase 0/A studies, with a focus on space applications, concept definition, trades, and market analysis. Previously, Nikki served as a Senior Spacecraft Systems Engineer at SSTL, contributing to the development of core platforms like the SSTL-Micro for ESA's HydroGNSS mission. Nikki's experience also includes a role at Airbus Defence and Space as a Payload Interface Engineer on the ESA Solar Orbiter Mission and as a Future Programmes Systems Engineer, where contributions included systems engineering for exploration technology and innovation in space debris remediation. Nikki began a career as an Installation & Programming Engineer at Bleep (UK) Plc, working on EPOS systems. Academic qualifications include a BSc (Hons) in Physics from Imperial College London and a CIM Professional Diploma from the London School of Marketing.