Karin Garandza, P.Eng., Functional Safety Engineer (TÜV Rheinland)

Title: Lead Controls Engineer

Karin is the lead controls engineer at Hyfluence, where she leads the team responsible for designing, implementing and supporting custom control systems for hydrogen fueling applications. Karin’s purview also includes system simulations, HRS data analytics, technical documentation and training materials.

Karin has more than 25 years of experience in hydrogen and fuel cell control systems. As senior electrical engineer for the Advanced Transportation team at Powertech Labs, she was responsible for the design and development of control systems for hydrogen fueling applications and lab testing applications. At Xcellsis/Ballard Power Systems, Karin was responsible for designing and implementing the electrical and control systems for commercial fuel-cell transit buses. Later, at Plug Power/General Hydrogen, she had two roles – as electrical engineering manager, she was responsible for all aspects of the electrical and control systems design and development for fuel-cell forklift engines, and as sustaining engineering manager, she was responsible for developing product upgrades to address field issues.