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COMPUTER ENGINEERING · BUFFALO, NY
Ilya
Oleynik.
Computer engineering student at the University at Buffalo, focused on flight software, embedded systems, and autonomy.
CURRENT ROLE
Flight Software Lead / UB Nanosatellite Laboratory
ORBITAL VISUALIZATION+
EMBEDDED SYSTEMS / FLIGHT SOFTWARE / LOW-LEVEL ENGINEERINGSCROLL TO EXPLORE
01 / PROJECTS
Selected work.
Personal and academic projects.
OBD-II Diagnostic Logger
A custom ESP32 telemetry logger that turns a Honda Accord's CAN bus traffic into real-time engine diagnostics.
Custom Drone Software
C++ software for my custom drone, with obstacle avoidance, object following and tracking, and GPS routing on an XRotor S7 flight computer.
Edge AI Security Camera
On-device object detection with a Raspberry Pi 5 and YOLOv4-tiny. Local inference, selective cloud alerts.
Dynamic Memory Allocator
A thread-safe allocator built from scratch, with explicit free lists, block splitting, and bidirectional coalescing.
02 / ABOUT
A little
about me.
BASED IN BUFFALO, NEW YORK
I'm studying Computer Engineering at the University at Buffalo, with a minor in Electrical Engineering.
I lead flight software development at the UB Nanosatellite Laboratory and am an autonomy member at UB Lunabotics, which participates in NASA's Lunabotics competition. I'm interested in the software that controls physical systems, from microcontrollers to spacecraft.
Outside my team work, I build personal projects to explore operating systems, machine learning, and electronics. Some start with coursework. Others start with a practical problem, like wanting better diagnostic information from my car.
View my résumé/ 01
Languages
- C / C++
- Python
- Java
- ARM Assembly
/ 02
Hardware & embedded
- STM32 / ESP32
- ARM Cortex
- Raspberry Pi
- RTEMS / FreeRTOS
/ 03
Tools & protocols
- NASA cFS
- Linux / GDB
- Docker / Git
- I2C / SPI / UART / CAN
LAB TOOLS: OSCILLOSCOPE & LOGIC ANALYZER
03 / BACKGROUND
Experience & education.
Aug 2025 to Present
PIP-07 SATELLITE
Flight Software Lead
UB Nanosatellite Laboratory
Leading mission flight software development for the PIP-07 satellite, contracted by the Air Force Research Laboratory. Authoring NASA core Flight System applications in C, guiding architectural trade studies, and standardizing development workflows.
Aug 2026 to Present
NASA LUNABOTICS COMPETITION
Autonomy Member
UB Lunabotics
Member of the autonomy team at UB Lunabotics, the University at Buffalo team participating in NASA's Lunabotics competition.
2025 to May 2026
SEDS · UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO
Undergraduate Avionics Engineer
Students for the Exploration and Development of Space
Developed custom STM32 drivers for rocket payloads and rocketry PCBs. Worked with schematics, chip datasheets, and firmware to implement sensor communication over I2C, CAN, and UART.
2023 to Present
EDUCATION
University at Buffalo
B.S. Computer Engineering
Minor in Electrical Engineering. A foundation in embedded systems, low-level programming, and hardware–software integration.
04 / CONTACT
OPEN TO INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIESFor internship opportunities or questions about my work,
you can reach me by email or on LinkedIn.