Svenja completed her legal education in Germany (First State Examination: Humboldt University Berlin, Second State Examination: Berlin) and holds an LL.M. in International Human Rights Law and Terrorism Law from Lancaster University, UK.

She joined the legal branch of the German Armed Forces in 2014. Between 2014 and 2016 Svenja was a Legal Advisor to the German Air Operations Command. She was responsible for all legal aspects regarding air and space operations affecting the Air Operations Command including the German Space Situational Awareness Centre. She is currently a desk officer at the Department of Legal Affairs and Organisation at the Federal German Ministry of Defence, responsible for space law.