Christian Richter

Christian Richter has a diverse work experience in the engineering industry. Christian started their career at Moog Inc as a Mechanical Engineering Co-op, where they gained experience in design and analysis of actuation systems. Christian then worked as an intern at Aerojet Rocketdyne, specializing in the RL-10 rocket engine. Their responsibilities included support work for upcoming programs, repairs, and SLM programs. Christian is currently employed at Pratt & Whitney, where they have held various roles including Structural Engineer, Senior Structural Engineer, and currently, Principal Structural Engineer. Their work at Pratt & Whitney focuses on production support for multiple engine programs, conducting fatigue and fracture lifing, dispositioning of quality nonconformances, and performing structural analyses using ANSYS APDL.

Christian Richter completed their Bachelor of Science degree in Aeronautical and Mechanical Engineering with a minor in Mathematics at Clarkson University from 2013 to 2017. Subsequently, from 2018 to 2022, they pursued their Master of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering at the University of Southern California.