Dr.-Ing. Lukas Steinhoff

Technical Business Manager | Distributed Fiber-Optic Sensing DFOS DTS/DAS | Infrastructure Monitoring | High-Voltage & Subsea Power Cable Monitoring

Solingen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

About

Experience

  • Technical Business Manager at LUNA Innovations
    Oct 2021 - Present · 4 yrs 9 mos

    Technical Business Manager - Distributed Fiber Optic Sensing (DTS / DAS) Technical lead for fiber-optic monitoring solutions across critical infrastructure, with a strong focus on high-voltage power cable monitoring for renewable energy and grid systems. Responsible for solution design, technical architecture, and technical project management of distributed sensing technologies. Power Cable & Energy Applications: - Real-time temperature monitoring of HV power cables (RTTR, CT, DCR) - Thermal capacity optimization and hotspot detection - Wind farm export & inter-array cable monitoring - Subsea transmission cable monitoring - Acoustic sensing & event detection Other Applications: Pipeline integrity, Linear Heat Detection, Perimeter Intrusion, Industrial monitoring Responsibilities: - Technical solution architecture & project design - Customer-specific monitoring solutions for energy infrastructure - Technical consulting & collaboration with utilities, EPCs, and renewable developers In March 2022, NKT Photonics GmbH was acquired by Luna Innovations and became Luna Innovations Germany GmbH.

  • Projektmanager at EXCIT3D GmbH
    Feb 2021 - Oct 2021 · 9 mos

    Solutions, Consulting, Apps & Software for 3D-Technologies. Development of 3D and AR-Environments.

  • Senior Application Engineer at 3M
    Jan 2019 - Feb 2021 · 2 yrs 2 mos

    - Application engineering for electric vehicles, focus area: Electromagnetic compatibility & thermal management - Vehicle connectivity, radar and antenna applications, 5G applications - Development of new opportunities for connected driving - Application engineering for liquid cooling of EV batteries (fluorine chemistry) - Thermal management of automotive-related applications (battery, powertrain,...) - Compatibility testing for battery components, - Technical support for industrial/automotive related customers

  • Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter at Bergische Universität Wuppertal
    Feb 2014 - Jul 2018 · 4 yrs 6 mos

    - Design and construction of a roll-to-roll compatible atmospheric pressure ALD - Thin film analysis - Process optimization - Solar cell development