Nikolai Nekrutenko
Avionics Hardware Design Engineer at Varda Space Industries
State College, Pennsylvania, United States
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Top SchoolNikolai Nekrutenko is an Avionics Hardware Design Engineer with nine years of hands-on experience applying physics and electrical engineering to hardware systems, currently working on GNC sensors at Varda Space Industries. He holds a BA in Physics and an MEng in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Cornell, where he integrated mechanical, electrical, and physics principles while leading a modular quadcopter project for course labs. His background spans embedded firmware development, sensor characterization, and physics-based simulation—from developing C++ motion-control firmware for cinematic gimbals to automating IR sensor evaluation and analysis in Python. Nikolai has a track record of saving research equipment costs through creative instrumentation software and of translating complex EM simulations into practical design guidance for microwave resonators. He’s particularly drawn to robotics and remote sensing and enjoys making technical work accessible and presentable, evidenced by polished ReadMe styling and interactive Observable tools. Based in State College, PA, he brings a pragmatic blend of lab research, product-focused internships, and systems integration to open-ended engineering challenges.
9 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Penn State UniversityHigh School Diploma, High School Diploma at State College Area High SchoolMaster of Engineering - MEng, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Master of Engineering - MEng, Electrical and Computer Engineering at Cornell University
Russian, French, RussianProgramming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
nekrutnikolai/mysite
Apr 2020 - Feb 2025
my website
Contributions:230 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 10 months
nekrutnikolai/minerwrangler
Nov 2020 - Apr 2021
Contributions:17 commits, 133 pushes, 1 branch in 5 months
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