Thomas Kotucha

Thomas Kotucha is an experienced engineer specializing in vehicle safety with a career spanning over 16 years in the automotive industry. Currently serving as Projektkoordinator and Entwicklungsingenieur for Passive Sicherheit at Mercedes-AMG GmbH since November 2021, Thomas has held significant roles at companies such as Magna Steyr Engineering Germany GmbH as Senior Engineer in Function Development, and Opel as CAE Development Engineer focused on occupant protection. Previous positions include Application Engineer at Takata and System Engineer at Opel, with early experience as Berechnungsingenieur at Semcon. Thomas holds a Dipl.-Ing. in Mechanical Engineering with a focus on Applied Mechanics from Ruhr University Bochum, where involvement also included leading exercise groups and conducting FEM calculations. Expertise encompasses various aspects of vehicle safety, including simulations, crash testing, and material validation.