Carsten Haavardtun is a distinguished engineer and product developer, currently serving as a Senior Product Development Engineer at Inventas, a leading design agency with multiple offices across Norway. At Inventas, Carsten leverages his extensive expertise in product design, service design, mechanics, and embedded systems to drive innovation and deliver cutting-edge solutions for a diverse array of clients. · Previously, Carsten held the position of Senior Engineer at Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace, where he was a part of the core team in the development and testing of the Solar Array Drive Mechanisms (SADM) for the European Space Agency’s JUICE mission. This mission, which aims to explore Jupiter's icy moons, showcased Carsten’s ability to develop and manage technology that operates under extreme space conditions (KONGSBERG - Protecting People and Planet) (KONGSBERG - Protecting People and Planet). · Carsten's career also includes a significant tenure at Aker Solutions, where he contributed to various engineering projects, R&D work and innovations. Notably, he is listed as an inventor on several patents, including designs for riser clamps used in subsea communications (Justia Patents). · Carsten’s work not only highlights his technical prowess but also his commitment to pushing the boundaries of technology both in space and on Earth. His contributions have been instrumental in advancing the capabilities of space exploration technologies and applying these advancements to practical applications on our planet.