Equipment Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Tesla with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 71% positive. To compare, the company-average is 55% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Equipment Engineer roles take an average of 43 days to get hired, when considering 17 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Tesla overall takes an average of 33 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Tesla as a Equipment Engineer according to 17 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 23%
One on one interview: 17%
Group panel interview: 13%
Skills test: 13%
Background check: 11%
Presentation: 9%
Drug test: 6%
Personality test: 4%
Other: 2%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
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I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Tesla (Berlin) in Apr 2022
Interview
- First step; Basic HR interview, some questions about background experience.
- Second step; Basic interview with department manager, he tried to get in technical details but we didn't have enough time left and I couldn't get depth.
- Third step; Technical interview with staff manager from US, I talked about my background for 5 min and remanining 25 min was full of technical questions related to my background. I believe that I answered all question correctly instead of one.
- After last interview I got an e-mail that I have rejected.
My overall experience is fairly positive. All interviewers were very helpful and all process was well structered. They informed me about interview scheduling day by day.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
- Understading behind SPC, how to calculate Cp,Cpk,Pp,Ppk and where to apply each.
- Understanding behind OEE. What can be done to improve OEE of a production line.
- How to calculate takt time.
- I have mentioned that I'm familiar with robots and PLCs, they asked me what my level of understanding behind those concepts.
- What are 8D and Lean tool; such as 5 WHY, Bonefish etc. explained all those tools one by one.
- Could you please give an example where and how did you used one of those tools such as 5 why. I gave the example and interviewer asked me how I evaluate the results of it.
- What kind of PLCs and PLC softwares did you used before? I told them that I worked with s7-1200 PLC and siemens tiaportal before but I'm not very familiar with those PLCs instead of doing simple few projects.
- They asked me what are the processes that my current company has to produce part. I explained all processes one by one.
Those are the all questions that I remember as most important, all the other questions were about my previous experiences.
The panel interview combined with a presentation feels like a lot to handle at once, so I would appreciate the opportunity to have more time or flexibility to better prepare and perform well.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
My experience level and my skill set they went really deep into the technical
Very relaxed, some basic technical questions on structures, and then a few behavorials to go with the technicals. I interviewed with an engineer and a manager. Total of two rounds completed.
Half hour long interview. Asked a few questions about projects on resume and a few behavioral questions. Interviewers were very nice and helpful. Asked about proficiency with various software. Asked about coursework.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How do you deal working with cross-functional teams?