I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Tesla (Palo Alto, CA) in Dec 2023
Interview
Applied on Tesla website via employee referral. Received email by talent requisition executive to schedule interview directly with hiring manager and shared job description. 30 min interview scheduled over microsoft teams.
Interview questions [3]
Question 1
Tell me about the step-by-step process for manufacturing.
I applied online. I interviewed at Tesla in Jun 2026
Interview
The first interview was 30 minutes, straight into technical questions, resume grilling. This was then followed by a technical write up, and some other stuff, whole process took about two weeks.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
General mechanical engineering technical questions, should definetly brush up on fundementals.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Tesla in Feb 2024
Interview
There was 1 behavioral interview, going over resume and projects. Next was a technical interview, with some questions about my projects and some basic engineering fundamental questions, like beam deflection and more
Mechanical Design Intern applicants have rated the interview process at Tesla with 3.1 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 55.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Mechanical Design Intern roles take an average of 31 days to get hired, when considering 7 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 Mechanical Design Intern according to 7 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 50%
Skills test: 38%
Other: 13%
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