Daniel de Schiffart

R&D Software and Flight Systems Engineer

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

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Experience

  • Research And Development Engineer at Nederlands Lucht- en Ruimtevaartcentrum
    Jan 2020 - Dec 2024 · 5 yrs

    Provided and contributed with different types of software solutions for flight test research projects as part of the Flight Test and Certification department. Lead Ground Control Station engineer, as part of the SCALAiR and NOVAIR projects under the Clean Sky 2 flag, where I had the opportunity to integrate communication systems, pilot and monitoring engineer interfaces and controls, develop an integrated simulation environment, calibrate and adjust autopilot performance, monitor in-flight connection and systems health, and manage data log acquisition, collaborating with the project pilots and various external partners along the way.

  • Master Thesis Project at NLR - Netherlands Aerospace Centre
    Apr 2019 - Oct 2019 · 7 mos

    Collaborated with the Instituto Superior Técnico and the NLR as a full-time intern to develop my master thesis within a corporate environment

  • Intern at NLR - Netherlands Aerospace Centre
    Jul 2018 - Oct 2018 · 4 mos

    Provided UAV flight control and autopilot support for off-the-shelf products as an intern