Tesla Controls Engineer Intern reviews

3.6

81% would recommend to a friend

(135 total reviews)
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Elon Musk

72% approve of CEO

77% positive business outlook

Controls Engineer Intern employees have rated Tesla with 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 135 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Controls Engineer Intern professionals have a good working experience there. Tesla is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Controls Engineer Intern professionals compared to other employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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135 reviews
5.0
Feb 28, 2016

Work hard play hard environment

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Pros

Everyone I work with is extremely smart and dedicated Product first focus - The goal is to make great cars Resources are plentiful. If you need something, 90% of the time you can get it

Cons

Long hours Don't pay as well as some of the other major bay area companies no free lunch Can be disorganized

5.0
Jan 13, 2016

CAE-Crash & Safety

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Pros

Tremendous learning experience and exposure to senior engineers/managers. As an intern, I was fairly surprised by the amount of relevant responsibility I had. Amazing people to work with.

Cons

The hours can get a bit taxing. Often times, there is no clear direction as to what needs to be done. First couple of weeks are a bit overwhelming as there is no time to "fit in". You are expected to start contributing the moment you step in.

4.0
Jul 5, 2015

Awesome Experience

Recommend
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Pros

Working at Tesla has been a great experience. Highlights include: - Fun and intelligent co-workers - Interesting projects - A very dynamic work environment (expect constant change) - Flexibility in choice of projects - Minimal management overhead (no filling out timesheets!)

Cons

Sometimes managers don't set clear expectations. It may just be that a lot of the managers are quite young and don't have experience themselves, but it can be frustrating at times. Generally there has not been a lot of bureaucracy, but it does exist, as do politics, and sometimes these get in the way of making smart decisions. Salary is low compared to other companies in the Bay Area.

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