Matteo Bartolini

Launch and GNC engineering background: Matteo began his career as a guidance, navigation, and control (GNC) engineer and flight-safety lead on launch vehicles, including work on VEGA and the Electron vehicle, giving him technical depth in launch operations and vehicle control. unimib+1

Transition to mission and customer-facing roles: He moved from engineering into launch management and sales engineering at D-Orbit, focusing on mission design, customer onboarding and integrating hosted payloads on the ION Satellite Carrier. aiaa+1

Commercial leadership in space logistics: In senior commercial roles (Head of Sales Engineering and later VP of Sales Engineering) he represents D-Orbit publicly, negotiates partnerships, and supports complex mission planning for orbital transportation services. rocketreach+1

Active in academic research: He is enrolled as a PhD candidate in the Business for Society programme at Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, indicating continued engagement with academic research alongside industry work. unimib