Carsten Christensen

Carsten Christensen has a diverse work experience in various roles and industries. From 2015 to 2016, they worked as a Research Intern at the SELECT Center Electric Vehicles and Roadways Laboratory, where they contributed to the development of a hybrid drive system for BMW 330i and created an operation manual for a 3D laser scanner. From 2014 to 2017, they served as a Writing Center Tutor at the BYU Writing Center, collaborating with students to improve their writing skills and developing writing workshops and resources. In 2018, they worked as a Graduate Intern at Thermo Fisher Scientific, where they developed prototypes for bioreactor products and contributed to hardware design and DFMEA processes. From 2016 to 2020, they were a Team Lead and Graduate Research Assistant at the BYU Department of Mechanical Engineering, working on projects related to small UAS applications and fleet vehicle electrification. Currently, they are employed at Electric Power Systems, Inc. since 2020, initially as a Senior Systems Engineer and Analyst and currently as a Systems Engineer II and Program Technical Lead. In this role, they contribute to project and product requirements, product certification, and modeling the effects of products on the technological ecosystem, working collaboratively with a variety of stakeholders.

Carsten Christensen completed their MS in Mechanical Engineering with a specialization in System and Product Design, Analysis, and Optimization from Brigham Young University. Carsten pursued this degree from 2018 to 2020. Prior to that, Carsten earned their BS in Mechanical Engineering and also minored in Writing and Rhetoric from Brigham Young University. Carsten accomplished this between 2011 and 2018.