Sergiu Iliev
Rocket Propulsion Systems Test Engineer at Spacept
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Switzerland
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Top SchoolSergiu Iliev is a rocket propulsion and systems test engineer with nine years of cross-disciplinary experience spanning hypersonic flight test, machine learning research, and deep-tech entrepreneurship. Currently at Destinus he leads data acquisition and telemetry lifecycles for experimental hydrogen propulsion systems and has driven systems engineering, flight testing, and patented hardware for multiple hypersonic prototypes. He co-founded Spacept, an AI satellite analytics startup backed by ESA and VC, and conducted ML research at Carnegie Mellon, blending empirical propulsion testing with data-driven aerospace analytics. His background in investment banking technology and consulting gives him a rare mix of quantitative software, risk modeling and strategic foresight applied to aerospace challenges. A graduate with highest honours from Imperial College London, he combines hands-on test-stand work and flight campaigns with a proven track record of turning research into operational prototypes. Notably, he has worked across Europe and the US on stealth-mode hypersonic prototypes and the world’s first flying hydrogen afterburner integration, reflecting a persistent drive to push the frontiers of sustainable high-speed transport.
9 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Engineering (MEng ACGI) Aeronautical Engineering, Master of Engineering (MEng ACGI) Aeronautical Engineering at Imperial College LondonBaccalaureate Science (Physics Chemistry Mathematics), Baccalaureate Science (Physics Chemistry Mathematics) at Ovidius High SchoolGraduate Research Musculoskeletal Biomechanics Laboratory Machine Learning, Graduate Research Musculoskeletal Biomechanics Laboratory Machine Learning at Carnegie Mellon University
English, Romanian, French, Russian, LatinGithub contributions (5)
SergiuIliev/Ramjet-Engine-Calculator
May 2017 - Aug 2020
Contributions:6 commits, 5 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 2 months
SergiuIliev/CFD-II
Jun 2017 - Aug 2020
Contributions:5 commits, 4 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 2 months
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