Summary
Yash Trivedi is an autonomous test engineer with nine years of experience marrying motion planning, controls, and systems validation in automotive and surgical-robotics settings. With an MS in Mechanical Engineering from UCLA and four years in the automotive industry, he has led control development for EPS and steer-by-wire features, devised novel friction-estimation and confidence algorithms, and now supports Waymo’s closed-course testing for motion control. He combines hands-on modeling, HIL/vehicle testing, ISO26262 safety analysis, and real-time localization work from an IRISS surgical-robot project, giving him rare cross-domain expertise in both safety-critical medical and automotive autonomy. Known for pragmatic, data-driven root-cause analysis, he also brings a track record of impactful process automation and competitive motorsports engineering from his early career. Outside work he’s an avid traveler and trekker who channels curiosity into film, reading, and sports—traits that inform his systematic yet creative approach to engineering.
8 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
10th, PHYSICAL SCIENCES, 96%, 10th, PHYSICAL SCIENCES, 96% at Lilavatibai Podar Senior Secondary School, Mumbai
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Master of Science - MS, Mechanical Engineering, 4.0, Master of Science - MS, Mechanical Engineering, 4.0 at University of California, Los Angeles
12th, Science - PCMB, 92.46%, 12th, Science - PCMB, 92.46% at Parle Tilak Vidyalaya Association's Sathaye College, Mumbai
English, Hindi, Gujarati, Marathi