About

Utkarsha Thombal is a Lead Engineer at John Deere Pvt Ltd. with over 9 years of experience in the automotive industry. She is an expert in team leading and project management, having led teams for unit and system level ECU verification and validation. Utkarsha has experience working with Dspace Scalexio and ETAS HIL systems, and is an expert in Mil Sil Hil validation for automotive components. Utkarsha is an ISTQB certified professional in Foundation, Agile, and Model Based Testing. She is also a Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt and Green Belt certified professional, which highlights her expertise in process improvement and optimization. With a development experience using Matlab & Simulink, Utkarsha has a domain expertise in Electric Hybrid cars and Conventional Powertrain. She also has a domain expertise in Off Highway Crop Care Vehicles, which showcases her versatility in the automotive industry. Prior to joining John Deere, Utkarsha worked as a Consultant Project Lead for Mercedes Benz and as an Associate Project Manager for Bosch. At Mercedes Benz, she led a team for unit and system testing for hybrid electric vehicles, while at Bosch, Utkarsha worked on verification and validation concepts of electric and hybrid vehicles. Utkarsha holds an Engineer’s Degree in Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering from Pune Vidarthi Griha's College of Engineering and Technology, Pune. She completed her HSC from Residential High School, Ahmednagar, and her SSC from GMVM, Ghodegaon. In summary, Utkarsha Thombal is an experienced Lead Engineer with a diverse skill set that includes team leading, project management, ECU verification and validation, and process improvement. She has a strong development experience in Matlab & Simulink and has domain expertise in Electric Hybrid cars, Conventional Powertrain, and Off Highway Crop Care Vehicles.