Mechanical Engineering · DHBW

Hi, I'm Karen
I build things that move.

I'm a 19-year-old mechanical engineering student who loves turning ideas into real, working parts — from the first sketch to CAD to something you can actually hold in your hands.

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About me

Curious mind, steady hands.

I'm Karen Albertini, and I'm studying Mechanical Engineering at the DHBW. The dual study program means I switch between lectures at university and hands-on work at my partner company, Otto Egelhof, so I get to learn the theory and see it in action.

I'm half French, half Japanese, and I speak four languages: French, Japanese, German and English.

My path here started with my hands: making jewellery, sewing, always building something. Engineering felt like the natural next step.

What I love most about engineering is that moment when something on a screen becomes real. I enjoy design, problem solving and figuring out how things work — and I'm always happy to take something apart (and put it back together).

Outside of engineering you'll often find me at my sewing machine — making clothes from scratch or upcycling old ones into something new.

B.Eng. Mechanical Engineering DHBW · dual study with Otto Egelhof
Open to projects Always happy to make something new
Français · 日本語 · Deutsch · English Four languages
Selected work

Projects I'm proud of.

Brass & Aluminium Pen Holder

Designed a pen holder made of brass and aluminium and produced it on a CNC machine — together with a matching pen of my own design.

  • CNC Machining
  • Brass
  • Aluminium
  • Product Design

Sewing & Upcycling

A creative side of me: sewing clothes from scratch and giving old pieces a new life. Turning a flat pattern into a 3D piece that fits takes the same precision, material sense and patience as engineering.

  • Pattern Making
  • Textiles
  • Upcycling
  • Side Project

Valves at Otto Egelhof

In my practical phases at Otto Egelhof GmbH & Co. KG I work on valves: supporting their development and optimisation and running tests in a real industrial engineering team.

  • Valves
  • Product Development
  • Optimisation
  • Testing
Toolbox

What I bring along.

Engineering

  • Technical mechanics
  • Materials science
  • Manufacturing processes

Tools

  • SolidWorks
  • Siemens NX
  • Fusion 360

Me

  • Curious & eager to learn
  • Organised & detail-oriented
  • Team player

Languages

  • French
  • Japanese
  • German
  • English
My journey

How I got here.

Now

B.Eng. Mechanical Engineering

DHBW — alternating theory phases at university with practical phases at Otto Egelhof, where I work on the development, optimisation and testing of valves.

Before

Baccalauréat & Abitur

Finished school with two diplomas, the French Baccalauréat and the German Abitur — and a clear idea that I wanted to build things.

Where it all started

Jewellery making & sewing

Long before engineering, my hands were always busy. I designed and made my own jewellery, kept coming up with new ideas and even tried selling my pieces. Later I started sewing clothes from scratch and upcycling old ones. Wanting to understand how things are made — and to make them better — is what led me to engineering.

Contact

Let's build something together.

Whether it's a project or just a chat about engineering — my inbox is always open.

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