Durvas Kolluri

Quality Assurance (QA)

• Demonstrated strong expertise in Product Assurance (PA) and Quality Assurance (QA) principles.
• Designed and implemented Quality Assurance processes aligned with ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems (QMS) and ECSS standards, improving workflow standardization and operational efficiency in a startup environment.
• Developed Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and Quality Assurance Plans (QAPs) to ensure consistent and compliant quality practices across projects.
• Developed a strong understanding of Non-Conformance Reporting (NCR) system, including identification, documentation, root cause analysis, disposition, and closure of non-conformities.
• Conducted risk analysis using DFMEA, PFMEA, and FMECA, defining failure criteria for complex satellite subsystems.
• Familiar with core quality tools and methodologies, including 7 QC Tools, 8D Problem Solving, 5 Why Analysis, 8M Fishbone (Ishikawa) Diagram
• Possess in-depth knowledge and practical application of key ECSS standards, including: ECSS-Q-ST-10C (Product assurance management), ECSS-Q-ST-20C (Space Product Assurance), ECSS-Q-ST-30-02C (FMEA/FMECA), ECSS-Q-ST-10-09 (Non-Conformance Control System).
• Supported EEE components procurement by evaluating and selecting MIL-grade and space-grade components through detailed datasheet analysis.
• Support Internal Audit activities for AS9100 certification.

Reliability Engineering

• Performed careful and thorough study on Reliability Engineering and built strong knowledge on all the associated metrics (MTBF,MTTF etc.), modelling methods.
• Predicted reliability of spacecraft electronic components and systems using MIL-HDBK-217F.
• Built and analyzed Reliability Block Diagrams (RBDs) for mission-critical satellite architectures.
• Conducted realistic FIT estimations for COTS components through thorough technical research.
• Designed and implemented a custom reliability calculator in Excel for MIL-HDBK-217F, replacing the need of a software.

• Part of the Quality Control team, directly responsible for conducting First Article Inspections (FAI) on the AIRBUS CASA C295 aircraft in compliance with aerospace standards AS9100(D) and AS9102(C).
• Specifically assigned to oversee the inspection and delivery of the horizontal tailplane and vertical tailplane modules.
• Preparation of First Article Inspections using the DISCUS software to inflate the drawing through analysis of the manufacturing data pack.
• Thorough inspection of design specifications and drawings to verify they meet project requirements and industry standards using tools like feeler gauge, bucktail gauge, vernier caliper, pin/plug gauges, micrometer, etc., and tool calibration.
• Responsible for preparing Form 1, Form 2, and Form 3 of the AS9102(C) FAI standard in Microsoft Excel, crucial for documenting the inspection processes and ensuring that all manufactured parts meet all the design requirements.
• Working with the design and engineering teams to resolve any differences or possible difficulties.
• Basic understanding of FMEA, Root Cause Analysis, CAPA, Internal Audits, and SAP tasks.

• Learned about various types of turbines and their components.
• Studied the materials used for turbine blades, types of blades, and operations performed on them.
• Guided through manufacturing processes of different parts of steam turbines, heat exchangers, and condensers.
• Observed the categorization of turbines into high pressure, intermediate pressure, and low pressure turbines.
• Witnessed the processes of forging, casting, and machining in turbine manufacturing, emphasizing efficient workflow to minimize efforts and time.

• Contributed to a team of 12 passionate and innovative students in a student engineering project that strives to design, conceptualize, fabricate, test, and race a single-seater open-wheel Formula-style race car.
• Part of Vehicle Dynamics subsystem responsible for design and manufacture of suspension, steering, brakes and wheel assemblies of our Formula Student race car.
• Calculated effective suspension forces for a double wishbone suspension from the tire contact patch forces on Microsoft Excel.
• 4th in Engineering Design Event and 4th Overall in Combustion category at FORMULA BHARAT 2024.
• Proficient in assembling and disassembling: Complete Wheel & Brake assemblies, Double Wishbone Suspension, Steering assembly.