Ricardo del Pino is a Systems Engineer with a strong focus on the European space sector. Since 2015, he has worked at the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT), contributing to the engineering of international missions in their operational phases, including Meteosat, the EUMETSAT Polar System (EPS), and Sentinel-3 under the Copernicus program of the European Union. Currently, he is involved in the preparatory phases of the EPS-Aeolus mission as a Ground Systems Engineering specialist.

Previously, Ricardo played a key role in the early stages of Earth observation missions for the Spanish space industry, such as SeoSat/Ingenio, where he served as Lead Systems Engineer.

In addition to his work in aerospace, Ricardo has contributed to the design and development of high-speed Spanish Railway Traffic Control Centers, where he developed critical components for automatic train routing and scheduling, as well as integrating these systems with conventional rail infrastructure.

Ricardo holds a degree in Telecommunications Engineering with specializations in Communications and Electronics. He has received training from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and is a certified Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP) through the International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE).