# Vikas Tirukonda > Staff Product Engineer at Tesla Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/vikastirukonda Experienced engineer with a demonstrated history of working in the electrical manufacturing and automative industries. Uses highly data-driven approach and strategic planning to consistently deliver strong results. Passionate about working in the energy industry to help develop environmentally-conscious technology. ## Work Experience ### Staff Product Engineer, AC Charging Lead @ Tesla Jan 2025 – Present ### Senior Product Engineer, AC Charging Lead @ Tesla Jan 2023 – Jan 2025 | Palo Alto, California, United States ### Product Engineer @ Tesla Jan 2021 – Jan 2023 | Palo Alto, California, United States ### System Engineer @ Siemens Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | Norcross, Georgia, United States - Designed system workflow and master data management for an instant pricing and ordering web tool for highly configurable low-voltage distribution equipment and led SAP integration with offshore team - Developed QA strategy to resolve software bugs in development, optimizing user experience - Drove efforts to optimize automated product costing to improve margin on engineered-to-order products - Led five-person cross-functional team to build a Tableau dashboard for plant forecasting and schedule management ### R&D Hardware Designer @ Siemens Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | Norcross, GA - Designed PCBAs for 3-pole GFCI prototype and low frequency arc-fault testing to improve AFCI signature development - Developed master data management system and PowerBI dashboard to track $50M+ sales pipeline ### NPI Engineer/Project Manager @ Siemens Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | Norcross, GA - Spearheaded EVSE product launch readiness through management of international contract manufacturers and supply chain, $500k+ CapEx, and COGS for 30+ product variants - Led cross-functional configuration management efforts on 30+ EVSE variants with R&D and Product stakeholders - Authored UL Procedure and helped author technical documentation for launch of EVSE products ### Switchboard Test Engineer @ Siemens Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States - Led deployment of automated wire cutting and stripping machinery to reduce cycle time by over 70% and reduce scrap - Developed "sandbox" switchboard and documentation for training technicians and refining EOL test procedures - Resolved critical switchboard production issues through collaboration with engineers and manufacturing operators ### ELDP Intern @ Siemens Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Atlanta, GA - Performed detailed testing on SEM3 branch circuit monitoring systems for benchmarking between competing products - Analyzed testing data to identify system weaknesses and recommended improvements to Product Management and R&D - Proposed cost-cutting strategies for hardware components by comparing Bills of Materials ### Managed Services Intern @ CDW Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Vernon Hills, Il At CDW, I worked in the managed services department servicing the various technologies sold at CDW. I became familiar with technologies such as Windows, UNIX, UC, Virtualization, and Network. I coordinated troubleshooting for all these technologies with the Network Operation Center team. ### Assistant to Surgeon @ Grene Vision Group Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 | Wichita, KS I worked at Grene Vision Group as a summer job where I assisted surgeon by creating patient interfaces like brochures and a website. I also worked with a team to collect data for a research project. ## Education ### Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering Purdue University Jan 2015 – Jan 2019 ### IB Diploma Wichita High School East Jan 2011 – Jan 2015 ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vikas-tirukonda --- Source: https://flows.cv/vikastirukonda JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/vikastirukonda/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-07