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EPISODE · Sep 16, 2025 · 54 MIN

First Principles, SpaceX Lessons, and the Future of PCB Design with AI

from The EEcosystem Podcast · host Judy Warner

What happens when a SpaceX engineer takes on one of the toughest problems in electronics? In this episode, Quilter CEO Sergiy Nesterenko shares how first-principles thinking and lessons from his time at SpaceX led him to tackle the decades-old bottleneck in PCB design: manual layout. From his triple major at Berkeley to building avionics for Falcon 9, Sergiy brings unique insights into why auto-routers failed, how reinforcement learning changes the game, and what the future of PCB design with AI might look like. 🔗 Learn more: Quilter.ai  🔗 Connect with Sergiy on LinkedIn 

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