Senior Program Manager
Toyota Motor North America, Research & Development
Saline, Michigan, United States
Kara Yde
Senior Program Manager, Full Size Truck, Product Development Office
Toyota Motor North America Research and Development
Kara Yde is a Senior Program Manager leading full size truck projects in the Product Development Office at Toyota Motor North America Research and Development (TMNA R&D) based in Saline, Michigan.
Prior to her current role, Yde was interior safety team lead in vehicle crashworthiness performance development.
Yde first joined Toyota as a college co-op in 2003 with rotations in chassis design and vehicle strength performance development before joining the crashworthiness team full-time in 2005.
She has competed in the Rebelle Rally in 2022 and 2023. This 8-day off-road competition is not a race for speed, but a unique and demanding event based on elements of headings, hidden checkpoints, time and distance using maps, compass, and roadbooks.
Yde earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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