Jude Nimo

I'm a Computer Science and Mathematics undergraduate at The Open University, based in London, with a passion for spacecraft engineering, artificial intelligence, and autonomous systems.

I'm currently building a platform to help satellite operations engineers detect, investigate, and understand anomalies in spacecraft telemetry. I'm particularly interested in how machine learning and modern software can improve spacecraft operations and enable increasingly autonomous space systems.

Alongside this, I work as a Flight Software Engineer at Xavier Space Solutions, contributing to the development of XavSat-1, Ghana's first privately developed PocketQube satellite. My work spans embedded flight software, electronics, and engineering model development, giving me practical experience in the software and systems that underpin modern spacecraft.

My long-term research interests lie in guidance, navigation and control (GNC), spacecraft autonomy, optimal control, and precision powered descent. I'm fascinated by the algorithms that allow spacecraft and rockets to make reliable decisions in uncertain environments, and I'm particularly interested in how these technologies will shape the future of reusable launch vehicles, planetary landing systems, and autonomous space transportation.

Outside of work, I'm constantly learning. I spend much of my time studying spacecraft engineering, embedded systems, electronics, telemetry, and software architecture through independent projects and collaboration with the wider UK space community. I also enjoy creating technical visualisations and educational content, and I'm currently learning Blender, the Affinity Suite, and Manim to communicate complex engineering concepts more effectively.