My name is Atilla Saadat and I am currently a GNC Engineer at Turion Space Corp, based in Irvine, California, USA. I specialize in:
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Space Systems Engineering - Mission Design & Analysis
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Attitude Determination and Control Systems (ADCS)
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Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC)
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Aerospace Avionics Engineering
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Robotic Systems Dynamics Identification & Analysis
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Full-Stack Software Engineering
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Data Analysis & Machine Learning
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Earth Observation Analysis
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Projects, Research, and Experience
MIT ARCLab STORM-AI Competition
Placed Top 5 in MIT AI Competition to forecast Thermospheric Density for LEO spacecraft
GNC Engineer @ Turion Space
GNC Engineer for the Droid.001 and Droid.002 satellite missions
Developed Autonomous Mission Ops and Attitude Control Optimizer for In-Situ Non-Earth Imaging (NEI)
On-orbit Spacecraft Inertia Tensor Estimation
MASc. Thesis, Chapter 2
Selected by the Canadian Space Agency to attend the IAC 2022 Student Conference as a Canadian Delegate
Automated Spacecraft Power Generation Analysis
MASc. Thesis, Chapter 4
Conducted for NASA Marshall Space Flight Center's StarBurst spacecraft
WinSAT-1: 3U LEO Earth Observation Cube Satellite
Founder, President, and Lead Systems Engineer of WinSAT
1st place in Canadian Satellite Design Challenge (CSDC-5) Critical Design Review
Satellite ADCS Fault Detection and Isolation with Ensemble Machine Learning Techniques
Aerospace Machine Learning Academic Research
Published in the Aerospace Systems Journal
Dynamics Identification for Industrial Robotics
Robotics Systems Engineering Internship - Mujin Inc., Tokyo, Japan
UWindsor Rocketry Team - Aerodynamics Data Acquisition Module
Undergraduate Avionics Engineering Project
CryoRoute - Globally Optimized Naval Routes in the North Arctic Ocean
Undergraduate Earth Observation Research Project
Demonstration Inertial Electrostatic Confinement Nuclear Fusion Reactor
Undergraduate Nuclear Engineering Research Project
Live 3D Map of the 18 On-Orbit Satellites I've Contributed To
Awards
Recognized by Payload’s “30 under 30” for achievements across the space industry, including innovation, advocacy, and leadership
Awarded 1st place ($10,000) for Best Paper
and Presentation at the Frank J. Redd Student Competition
Awarded SSPI's "20 Under 35" recognition for exceptional leadership, innovation, and
contributions to the space and satellite industry.
Canadian Space Agency Student Grant
Awarded $4000 to attend the ESA
North-American CryoSat Science Meeting
Awarded $1500 to attend the ESA Atlantic from Space Workshop to present CryoRoute
Awarded $5000 Series-A funding from UWindsor Winter Hackathon
(Diverted to WinSAT)
Awarded $2500 for outstanding work and leadership in Aerospace Engineering