Before joining the cosmonaut corps, he worked as a first officer for Ikar Airlines flying Boeing 757 and 767 aircraft.

[5] From September 2012 to July 2013 he worked as a first officer for Nordwind Airlines flying Boeing 757 aircraft based out of Sheremetyevo Airport.

[5] From July 2013, until his selection as a cosmonaut candidate, he worked as a first officer for Ikar Airlines flying Boeing 757 and 767 aircraft based out of Krasnoyarsk International Airport.

[10][3] In October 2019, as a member of a simulated crew with Konstantin Borisov and Aleksandr Gorbunov, he underwent a full course of water survival training (dry, long and short training) at the base of the universal sea terminal, Imeretinsky, on the Black Sea in the Adler district of Sochi.

[13][14] On July 7, 2021, as a member of a simulated crew with Oleg Platonov and Konstantin Borisov, he took part in a two-day training for actions after landing a spacecraft in desert conditions.