Sergei Kovalev (engineer)

Sergei Nikitich Kovalev
Сергей Никитич Ковалёв
Kovalev at the Kremlin in 2009.
Born(1919-08-15)15 August 1919
Died24 February 2011(2011-02-24) (aged 91)
CitizenshipSoviet Union
Russia
OccupationEngineer
Engineering career
DisciplineNaval architecture
Employer(s)Rubin design bureau
ProjectsTyphoon and Delta class SSBN
Significant advanceHead of Rubin Bureau

Sergei Nikitich Kovalev (Russian: Серге́й Ники́тич Ковалёв; 15 August 1919, Petrograd – 24 February 2011, Saint Petersburg) was a Russian engineer and architect who designed nuclear submarines for the Soviet Navy while leading the Rubin Design Bureau.