About Flora
I help Earth Observation missions secure real in-orbit image performance — from early design to validation.
I support optical payload and image quality activities across the full imaging chain, from system requirements and trade-offs to calibration strategy and performance monitoring.
My support includes:
- Image quality performance analysis (SNR, MTF, spatial resolution, geolocation accuracy, radiometric stability...)
- Image simulation and performance visualization to derisk design choices
- Payload trade-off support (optics, detector, STOP constraints, system budgets)
- Instrument-level requirements definition
- Calibration and validation strategy support
- Technical contribution to proposals and tenders
With experience in both large aerospace programs and agile NewSpace environments, I bring a pragmatic, performance-driven approach focused on measurable image quality outcomes.
Available for freelance missions – full remote.
Details on collaboration formats:
French
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
German
Basic
Italian
Basic
Remote only
Primarily works remotely
Experience
- PROMÉTHÉE Earth IntelligenceOptical Payload & Image Quality EngineerAVIATION AND AEROSPACEJanuary 2024 - August 2025 (1 year and 7 months)Toulouse, France- Optical payload system requirements definition and technical follow-up of subcontractors,- In-flight image quality analysis and development of image processing and performance assessment tools,- Calibration & Validation planning, tasking, and subcontractor technical coordination,- Technical support to Copernicus Contributing Mission (CCM) activities,- Supervision of internships on image processing topics (PRNU/DSNU detection, cloud detection, image deblurring).
- Airbus Defense & SpaceThermal engineer on optical payloadsAVIATION AND AEROSPACESeptember 2021 - December 2023 (2 years and 3 months)Toulouse, France- Thermal modelling, design trade-offs, and performance analysis for high-resolution optical payloads: Pleiade Neo HR, CO3D, Aeolus follow-on,- Multiphysics (structural, thermal, optical) telescope design and performance optimization,- Development of improved thermal regulation linearization methods for optical systems,- Thermal vacuum test prediction, preparation, and supervision,- Supervision of internships and creation of an internal training program on thermal–optical coupling.
- Airbus Defense & SpaceR&T Intern in multiphysics optimization of space telescopesDEFENSE AND MILITARYApril 2021 - September 2021 (5 months)Toulouse, FranceStructural, thermal and optical performances optimization of optical payloads design for astronomy and earth observation satellites. Development of a method to quantify the impact of thermal/mechanical contributors to optical performances.
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Education
- Master 2 OSAE - Satellite scientific payload engineeringObservatoire de Paris | PSL2021Training curriculum in system engineering and physics applied to satellites scientific payloads : detection, optics, signal processing, space environment, electromagnetic compliance, cryogenics... Specialization in numerical methods and machine learning for data processing.
- Engineer's degreeEPF Ecole d'Ingénieur-e-s2020Generalist curriculum in physics (heat transfers, mechanics, fluid dynamics, electronics, electromagnetics, computer science...) applied to aeronautics and space systems. Projects : - Pre-design of a launcher for the deployment of a nanosatellites constellation (CNES student project) - Design, prototyping and tests of a drone