Ignacio Chechile

Bio

I'm a consultant based in Helsinki. I have 23 years of experience developing mission-critical, software-intensive technology and building teams in deep-tech organizations, with 15 of those years spent in the space industry (the last decade in startups).
I am also a writer; I have published a free ebook called The Fighting Startup, which dives into the obscure waters of founding and running tech startups, and a book titled NewSpace Systems Engineering (Springer, 2021) which tackles the challenges of creating complex products in the context of small enterprises. I have also independently published a free ebook in Spanish called La Ciencia Dura (The Hard Science) about the beauties of studying engineering and designing complex systems. In 2022, I published Unmanaged—an anthology of essays and articles through Smashwords (now Draft2Digital). In 2023, I published Space Technology: A Short Introduction through Springer.

I am an Expert Systems Engineering Professional (ESEP) as certified by INCOSE.

Every technical product is a system, but not every system is a product. I specialize in making complex systems viable and intuitive, prioritizing cost-effectiveness, fault tolerance, and time-to-market, following a customer-centric approach.

My interests: Space Systems, Mission-Critical Software, Design, Startups.

Links to Publications: Free eBooks, NewSpace Systems Engineering, Space Technology

Links to Profiles: Amazon, Goodreads

Writing

I write about management (or the lack thereof), technology, space, and human behavior. Articles in English and Spanish.

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Consulting

I have learned some lessons the hard way in the domains of Systems Engineering, Space Systems, Avionics, Flight Software, Embedded Systems and Simulation. Also on tech writing, tech management, "skunkworks" engineering and product management. If you consider this can be useful for your organization, feel free to reach out.

Contact

Email: ignacio@ignaciochechile.com

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