Dietmar PILZ

Head of ESA/ESTEC in Noordwijk, the Netherlands • Director of Technology, Engineering and Quality (D/TEC)

Dr Dietmar Pilz* is Director of Technology, Engineering and Quality (D/TEC), and Head of ESA/ESTEC in Noordwijk, the Netherlands. He has over 20 years of professional experience in the European and international aerospace industry, in various engineering and program management positions in the defence, security and space sectors.

He joined ESA from Airbus Defense & Space, Germany, as Head of Space Chief Engineering and Products, and Head of Site for Friedrichshafen. He was involved in all Airbus Space programs. He managed a team of system engineers, product managers and end-to-end data managers across Europe and working in exploration, telecom, navígation, Earth observation and science projects. Previously at Airbus, he was Head of AstroBus and EO/Science/Exploration, and Head of Payloads and Life Support Systems.

Educated at the University of Ulm, Germany, and the University of California, Los Angeles, he has a PhD and Diploma in Electrical Engineering. He worked as a research scientist on microwave and antenna applications at Rockwell Scientific in Thousand Oaks, USA, before joining the former EADS in 2003.

Events

International Astronautical Congress 2025

29 September - 3 October 2025

Sydney, Australia

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