Kathrin Boelsen is Head of Systems Engineering—Design Methodology at the Chair and Institute for Machine Elements and Systems Engineering (MSE) at RWTH Aachen University. From 2012 to 2019, she studied mechanical engineering with a focus on “Development and Design” at the HS Niederrhein and the RWTH Aachen University. In parallel with her studies, she completed an apprenticeship as a technical product designer at G. Siempelkamp GmbH & Co. KG. Since June 2019, she has been working as a research assistant at MSE in the area of Systems Engineering—Design Methodology. She completed her Ph.D. at the RWTH Aachen University in 2025. Her research interests include Systems Engineering—Design Methodology, domain-specific languages, and model-based systems engineering.