Himanshu Luthra

• Ensuring end to end quality for Electric Light Commercial Vehicle and its components (inc. Battery, HV Junction Box, BMS etc.) • Strategy building and aligning quality goals with company/inter-departmental goals following OKR methodology. • Carrying out internal and external audits as per VDA 6.3, IATF 16949 and/or ISO 9001. Handling supplier quality, product and process non-conformities. • Setting up testing standards and related test facilities for EV components (inc. battery, BMS) as per EV standards.

• Handling quality (from product planning & development to production phase) for EV components (inc. battery) for hypercar projects and defining quality strategy • Ensuring part quality (APQP/PPAP) preparation with suppliers, conduct supplier audits. Facilitate root cause analysis and corrective actions of supplier quality issues. • Risk analysis (FMEA), finalizing DVP & EoL tests for components, design reviews and finalization of part drawings using GD&T principles. Process control by defining control plan

Working as a research assistant as well as doing Master thesis project in Applied Energy Systems and Smart Grids department under Electrical Energy division. My area of specialization is Battery Technology and Battery Charging Infrastructure for Electric Vehicles.

Charging infrastructure for Electric Vehicles • Completed thesis on “Techno-Economic Analysis for PV integrated public charging stations for Electric Vehicles” • Developed and compared charging strategies for a public EV charging station at Kaiserslautern, Germany • Simulation of business models for solar charging stations using Python, Excel and SynPro Emobility tools

Responsible as an Energy Analyst, Process Developer and Quality Assurance of the product "KOENAedge module"

Responsible for managing Supplier Quality Assurance and Vendor Development activities at Pan India Level.

Energy and Sustainable Development, Energy Storage, Smart Grids, Operations Research, Project Management

Internal Combustion Engines, Material Science, Fluid Dynamics, Advanced Mathematics