Philippe Armbruster

Coordinator - Avionics/On-Board Data Systems - Former Head of Division in the Technical and Engineering Directorate - Electrical Department at European Space Agency - ESA

The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands

About

Former Special Advisor in the Electrical Department of the Technical, Engineering and Quality Directorate of the European Space Agency (ESA). My domains of interests focus now on high performance on-board data processors, very high speed networks and adaptive systems. This extends to EEE COTS (Commercial Of the Shelf Electrical Components) and their usage in space segment electronics. As a Special Advisor I have the opportunity to support as well innovative projects with in-orbit extensions or with a "New Space" dimension. This comes with the joy of interacting with younger engineers who in turn will shape the future of space exploration. Particular attention is devoted as well to New Member States. Received an Engineering degree in Physics and Electronics in 1983 and then a PhD in Signal and Image Processing from the Louis Pasteur University of Strasbourg.

Experience

  • Spacecraft Avionics - Rationalisation of Interfaces - SpacePlug as the next goal at OBDH Systems
    Sep 2024 - Present · 1 yr 10 mos

  • Avionics - On-Board Data Sub-System at ClearSpace
    Mar 2022 - Jun 2024 · 2 yrs 4 mos

  • European Space Agency - ESA (32 yrs 1 mo)
    • Special Advisor in the Technical and Engineering Directorate - Electrical Department
      Jan 2018 - Jun 2021 · 3 yrs 6 mos

    • Head of (on-board) Data Systems and Microelectronics Division - Technical Directorate
      Nov 2003 - Dec 2017 · 14 yrs 2 mos

    • Head of (on-board) Payload Data Processing Section
      Dec 1995 - Oct 2003 · 7 yrs 11 mos

  • Research Engineer at ICube-SERTIT
    Jul 1987 - May 1989 · 1 yr 11 mos