Ulrich Wochner was born in Balingen, Baden–Württember, Germany, in 1968. He received the Diplom-Physicist degree from Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany, in 1997.
In 2001, he joined TESAT Spacecom GmbH&Company KG, Backnang, Germany, as an RF Engineer with the Tesat Test Facility, where he was focused on high-power testing. Since 2004, he has been responsible for the RF components at the RF-Engineer Development Department, TESAT Spacecom GmbH&Company KG.