Hardware Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Tesla with 3.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 55% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Hardware Engineer roles take an average of 24 days to get hired, when considering 8 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 Hardware Engineer according to 8 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 17%
One on one interview: 17%
Skills test: 14%
Presentation: 14%
Background check: 10%
Group panel interview: 10%
Personality test: 10%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
Other: 3%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Tesla (Freemont, SC) in Jan 2022
Interview
you need to meet with around 10 colleagues - a technical interview with a staff engineer or hiring manager, then a roundtable to meet with cross-function team members including the other hardware engineers, system engineers, or functional responsible that you'll be collaborating with, and then the senior manager or director or vp for final review.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
- fundamental questions related to your major
- details from your past experience written in your resume
- the most challenging case you have ever met
There was some what disorganized communication between the HR recruiter and the Hiring Manager. HR said interview will be over one set of topics. Hiring Manager interviewed over another set of unrelated topics.
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Tesla (Fremont, CA) in Aug 2024
Interview
Initial screen for a HW role with Hiring manager
Ask about my background and follow-up questions
Culture seems not really good after the layoff
Did not pass. Think I'm not good match. I'm not sure if they can easily find good match though with a Niche role
Took a test before the interview. Nothing crazy if you have done circuit design before. Everything is easy to look up as well so it seemed more just a filter for candidates who dont know much