Since beginning of 2022 Carsten is manager for System Architecture and Technologies in Valeo Central R&D focusing on strategic aspects of System Architecture, related methods and tools (e.g. MBSE) and new technologies and standards. In this role, he is involved in several innovative projects in the context of ADAS / AD as well as the deployment of ISO21448 in Valeo.
2017 to 2021 Carsten was Systems Engineering Manager in the central sector Valeo Group Electronics Expertise and Development Services. He was managing a worldwide team of experts focusing on the development and deployment of Systems Engineering processes and methods, project reviews and internal technical consulting.
From 2009 to 2017, Carsten worked at Robert Bosch GmbH in different positions in Corporate Research on ADAS and in Transmission Control systems. Since the beginning of his career in the automotive industry, he has always had a strong focus on Systems Engineering for ADAS / AD and functional Safety / SOTIF with several publications / conference talks in this area.
Carsten has Diplomas in Mathematics and Engineering Cybernetics from University of Stuttgart and a PhD in Mathematics from Humboldt University in Berlin. Before starting in the automotive industry, he spent several years in Research on applied mathematics at different Institutes in France and Germany.

Valeo is an automotive supplier, partner to all automakers worldwide. As a technology company, Valeo proposes innovative products and systems that contribute to the reduction of CO2 emissions and to the development of intuitive driving. In 2019, the Group generated sales of 19.2 billion euros and invested 13% of its original equipment sales in Research and Development. At December 31, 2019, Valeo had 191 plants, 20 research centers, 39 development centers and 15 distribution platforms, and employed 114,700 people in 33 countries worldwide. Valeo is listed on the Paris Stock Exchange.