Daniel Cuervo is from Colombia. As he recalls, the HELLA group is actually well represented there in everyday life – a fact he only noticed as he was collecting some information about HELLA Aglaia before joining the company as a software engineer. Until that day, he had been working as a specialist for systems with high safety requirements in Kiel. Admittedly, at first he had little interest in switching his professional focus from railway trains to battery management systems: “To be honest, that didn’t sound overly exciting. But the more I learned about the complexity of the systems, the more my enthusiasm grew.”
The challenge appealed to Daniel, and he was also eager to work in the automotive industry in Germany: “It may be a bit of a cliché, but for me Germany and cars simply belong together.” Since the beginning of 2019, he has been working at HELLA Aglaia to pool the various requirements for the new two-volt battery system. The development work is demanding and holds plenty of challenges for the entire team – the perfect environment for Daniel: “I learn something new every day and by applying my newly-gained knowledge, I learn more. I really enjoy that!”
He also enjoys seeing the effect of his work at a larger scale: “Our work is a small contribution so that in turn many other people can contribute too to help reduce their environmental footprint – you can’t put a price on that.”
And how does this connect to Colombia? “During my research on HELLA Aglaia, I also came across the logo of the parent company which looked somewhat familiar – turns out, it’s the logo we all know from the headlights of the big trucks!”