Nikolai Nekrutenko

• Developed, qualified, and integrated an in-house spacecraft sun sensor with 10× lower cost and 5× shorter lead time than commercial alternatives; baselined for future missions
• Own qualification, integration, and anomaly resolution for GNC sensors and actuators across the spacecraft bus and capsule, including sun sensors, star trackers, IMUs, magnetometers, and torque rods
• Own development of a high-efficiency TEC thermal-control system and non-invasive Hall-effect position-sensing board for micrometer-scale measurements under bio-compatibility constraints
• Developing automated production test software that enables technicians to qualify multiple flight components in parallel, increasing qualification throughput
• Co-developed a Xyce-based circuit analysis tool to automate electronics analysis workflows and accelerate hardware development across the avionics team
• Mentored an intern through system architecture selection, schematic and layout reviews, hardware debugging and test development of an in-house camera

• Designed experimental methods and test hardware to characterize thermopile-array IR sensors used in the Fuse X1 across environmental and geometric conditions
• Modeled off-axis sensor-pixel projection and developed interactive analysis tools to support sensor alignment and configuration decisions.
• Developed Python-based automated test and analysis workflows using NumPy, SciPy, and Jupyter to compare sensor performance across configurations and operating conditions

• Developed a C++ motion-control firmware release for the MōVI Pro gimbal using IMU feedback, gimbal dynamics, and user inputs for professional cinema applications
• Derived forward and inverse kinematics for a non-orthogonal gimbal architecture to evaluate design feasibility and identify gimbal-lock mitigation strategies
• Developed the user interface and interactive documentation for the beta release, translating complex motion-control parameters into an intuitive configuration workflow for end users

Designed and pressure-tested a custom magnetic-displacement depth sensor and embedded electronics package for Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute instruments operating to 2,000 m depth

Led systems integration of a low-cost COTS quadcopter through component selection, Betaflight configuration, and additive manufacturing to be used in engineering course labs

Instruct, help lead class and aid students with the practical and philosophical applications of the martial art at a local studio. First Degree Black Belt in Tang Soo Do, a Korean martial art