I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Tesla (San Jose, CA) in Feb 2022
Interview
Was contacted by a Recruiter via LinkedIn. Messaged back and forth. Asked information regarding position and compensation, but received vague answer. Agreed with recruiter on a call. Chatted about position, my experience and asked again regarding compensation and benefits however received the standard vague responses. I researched information about similar positions in this site and others. Was contacted again by email to schedule Virtual Interview 1st interview, however I declined.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Manufacturing experience, PLC programming (Beckhoff TwinCAT and Siemens TIA Portal), Python, SQL
I talked with HR in the first step.
It was smooth.
Asked about my experiences and visa requirements.
Questions: Tell me about yourself.
What are your achievements?
What is the skill you want to improve?
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about yourself.
What are your achievements?
What is the skill you want to improve?
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Tesla (California City, CA) in Jan 2026
Interview
I interviewed at Tesla for manufacturing enginneer, battery manuf.
This is hiring manager interview, it started with basic backgorund questions and then went deeper on battery manufacturing. Overall it was a good interview
I had a phone screening with the recruiter. She was very friendly but hasn’t had much of information about the position. Anyway, she has forwarded my CV to the hiring manager and had to answer a questionnaire. Than I’ve received an automated rejection email.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Your company's background and product
What you're specifically working on
Your experience in the manufacturing space
Be able to explain to a non-engineer!
