Bharadwaj Perubhotla

Bharadwaj (Durga) Perubhotla is a Senior Program Manager at Tesla, focusing on technical program management for Drive Unit manufacturing since November 2024. Previously, Bharadwaj held various leadership roles at GKN Automotive from June 2015 to November 2024, including Site Industrial Engineering Manager, where responsibilities encompassed leading a team of industrial engineers and managing engineering change, capacity planning, and labor standards. As a Smart Automation Project Manager, Bharadwaj successfully led a $4.0 million automation project in North Carolina. Early career experiences include internships in industrial planning and operations with GKN Automotive and a role as Assistant Manager at Maruti Suzuki India Limited, specializing in new project execution and capacity analysis. Bharadwaj holds a Master of Engineering in Integrated Manufacturing Systems from North Carolina State University and a Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering from Osmania University.