About Us

700+ Impacted

12 Partners

7 years of R&D

10 Project Teams

SFU Rocketry is a leading student rocketry group in Canada.

We design liquid rocket engines and support our Canadian aerospace industry by partnering on R&D.

What We Do

Our mission is to design, build, and test small rocket engines, flight computers, and sensors from the ground up, tackling complex challenges in aerospace with a hands-on, systems-first approach.

Our team delivers complex, high-risk projects on accelerated timelines, regularly interfacing with industry partners, regulators, and academic institutions. We aim to bridge the gap between classroom theory and cutting-edge engineering.

Why It Matters

Access to space is still limited — not by imagination, but by cost, complexity, and risk. We break down those barriers by engineering unique new rocket engines and supporting the people and infrastructure needed to test them. Our systems are designed to be pushed hard, iterated fast, and rebuilt better.

We operate like our R&D company partners: designing for manufacturability, validating through real test campaigns, and training engineers in the same high-performance environment they’ll find in industry. It’s how we build better technology — and better engineers.

We're not here to participate. We’re here to raise the bar.

What We Believe In

We build like it matters and our values keep us sharp:

We move fast and iterate with purpose, cutting through red tape to focus on what actually drives progress.

We don’t build for the sake of process, Every design, test, and decision earns its place.

Execute What Matters

No silos and no handoffs. Every member is responsible for what they build, test, and deliver, from CAD to countdown.

If it fails, we fix it. If it works, we push it further. Performance is a moving target.

Own the Outcome

We find leverage in constraint. When tools are missing, we make our own. We adapt, improvise, and figure it out.

Constraints don’t slow us down — they drive our creativity.

Stay Scrappy

Good enough isn’t good enough. Our standards move up alongside our ambition, and our work speaks for itself.

We hold ourselves and each other to a higher standard.

Raise the Bar

We pride ourselves on our diverse network of the brightest minds from SFU's student body and the surrounding community, each bringing unique skills and perspectives to the table. Our team members are not only gifted but also passionate, creative, and driven, qualities that are crucial in the dynamic field of aerospace.

We have built a team that is not only exceptional in its capabilities, but also inspirational in its dedication to advancing the frontiers of aerospace technology.

Our Team is Exceptional

Executive Team

  • Sebastian Nieto

    President & CFO

  • Daler Kuishinov

    Director of Control Systems

  • Xander Denis

    Director of Mechanical Engineering

  • Sebastian Scurtescu

    Director of Innovative Solutions (ISG)

Project Leads

  • Joel

    Joel Lerner

    ECS Hardware Lead

  • Sebastian

    Sebastian Nieto

    ECS Software Lead

  • Bradley

    Bradley Schellenberg

    LRE GEN3 & GEN4 Lead

  • Saranpreet

    Saranpreet Singh

    Thrust Vector Control Lead

  • Daler

    Daler Kuishinov

    High Altitude Payload Lead

  • Andrei

    Andrei Tent

    Engine Test Cell Lead

  • Xander

    Xander Denis

    Engine Acoustics Silencer Lead

  • Sebastian Scurtescu

    ISG Propulsion R&D Lead

Impactful Alumni

  • Bradley Schellenberg

    CEO & Various Roles 2021-2024

  • Jeffrey

    Jeffrey Lin

    ECS Hardware Lead, 2024

  • Rustem

    Rustem Ismagilov

    TVC Lead, 2024

  • Ripan Dhaliwal

    Chief Business Officer, 2024

  • Jan

    Jan Swanson

    Cryogenic Sensors Lead, 2023-2024

  • Navi Ravikularam

    Education Director, 2023-2024

  • Ishaan Aggarwal

    Propulsion Director, 2023-2024

  • Devin Armstrong

    Software Director, 2022-2024

  • Gavin Theyes

    ECS Software Lead, 2022-2024

  • Ritesh Nandakumar

    ECS Hardware Lead, 2023

  • Sviatoslav Rublov

    Payload Recovery Lead, 2023

  • Colton Koop

    Hardware Director, 2022-2023

  • Ankit Popli

    Chief Business Officer, 2022-2023

  • Kabir Bajwa

    Propulsion Director, 2021-2023

  • Levi Magel

    President, 2022

  • Amraz Mangat

    Propulsion Director, 2021-2022

  • Marko Jovanovic

    Software Director, 2021-2022

  • Elias Bircher

    President, 2019-2022

  • Kevin Burville

    Founding President, 2018