High-voltage battery planning in Ingolstadt also relies on courageous employees like Maria Salbeck and Attila Kovacs. After all, trained battery planners can’t be found in the labor market. As a result, the approximately 60 employees for high-voltage battery planning were found in other departments and trained internally. They originally came from tool and plant construction, logistics, battery development and production. It's a motley crew – from young technicians to experienced assembly planners, with backgrounds ranging from theoretical to practical, from Győr, Brussels or Ingolstadt.
Sebastian Frei, Head of High-Voltage Battery Planning, is proud of his team. “We combine the best of all worlds,” he said. What unites them all is a pioneering spirit. The qualification program for his employees is based on several pillars that are tailored to respective levels of knowledge. For instance, those who come from a planning background have to learn high-voltage technology, while others start from scratch with the basics of planning. In addition to completing internal training courses from the Audi Academy, every newcomer is supported by an experienced specialist in the beginning thanks to a mentor model.