June 2021 – Present

Project manager · scientific and technical delivery

Development and experimental validation of vacuum-compatible molten-regolith processing for lunar manufacturing.

• Defined test plans, measurement requirements, and verification activities.
• Coordinated hardware, instrumentation, experiments, and partner interfaces.
• Connected system results to material-property evidence and process improvements.

March 2019 – May 2021

Project manager and research engineer

A mobile manufacturing concept combining a planetary rover, robotic manipulation, sensing, and a regolith-processing payload.

• Supported the initial system concept and later scientific and technical delivery.
• Translated process requirements into rover and payload interfaces.
• Developed experimental hardware and verification approaches for terrestrial testing.

March 2019 – May 2021

Consortium project manager

A multidisciplinary programme for mobile additive manufacturing using collaborative planetary rovers and modular payloads.

• Managed consortium interfaces, schedules, integration priorities, and field activities.
• Connected rover mobility, manipulation, manufacturing, and sensing workstreams.
• Helped move the concept from architecture through integrated demonstrations.

September 2018 – February 2019

Student researcher

A compact payload demonstrating two-dimensional laser processing of lunar regolith simulant from a mobile manipulator.

• Contributed to regolith-processing experiments and system testing.
• Supported work across terrestrial and reduced-gravity test conditions.
• Co-authored the journal and conference record describing the payload and results.

October 2025

Project lead

Preparation and delivery of an integrated rover campaign for the ESA / ESRIC Space Resources Challenge at the LUNA facility in Cologne.

• Led campaign planning, team coordination, and operational readiness.
• Connected rover autonomy, sample interaction, instrumentation, and field procedures.
• Supervised integration and testing for a high-fidelity lunar analogue environment.

June 2021 – Present

Founder, academic supervisor, and team lead

A multidisciplinary rover programme spanning universities in Berlin and preparing teams for demanding analogue field operations.

• Built and supervised a team of approximately 40 members across three universities.
• Guided systems engineering, integration, verification, and competition operations.
• Created a practical teaching environment for robotics and planetary exploration.

October 2017 – May 2021

Founder and team lead

A student-led planetary rover programme established at TU Braunschweig to build practical robotics capability and compete in the European Rover Challenge.

• Founded the rover team and led its multidisciplinary technical development.
• Coordinated systems engineering, integration, testing, and competition operations.
• Guided the team through its first European Rover Challenge campaigns.