I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Tesla (Palo Alto, CA) in Apr 2021
Interview
2 rounds, one likely with your future mentor and one with their manager. Both ask about your resume/portfolio and ask technician questions. I’d say majority focused on design team experience and they have their own mechanical engineering fundamental questions
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Lots of technical stuff, know your circuits, stress strain diagram and heat transfer fundamentals. I remember being a pipe question with fluid flowing through it followed by heat transfer questions. Also asked how does a bolt work!
Smooth process, started by asking technical questions in the first interview, 2nd interview with manager and more on conceptual problem solving questions on their current project. 3rd interview is typically a long panel interview. Gave a generic feedback after not proceeding
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technical questions, and more on conceptual problem solving questions on their current project
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Tesla (Palo Alto, CA) in Feb 2026
Interview
This lasted for two weeks. one round of technical interview, one round of HM interview, and an on-site interview in Palo Alto with presentation and interview with five group members.
I applied online. I interviewed at Tesla (Berlin) in Jan 2026
Interview
Vor dem Vorstellungsgespräch hat sich er Abteilungsleiter bei mir gemeldet mit der Bitte, eine technische Präsentation über ein gelöstes Problem aus vorigen Projekten vorzubereiten und kurz vor dem Gespräch an ihn zu senden. Knapp zwei Stunden vor dem Interview wollte er, dass ich weitere Informationen in die Präsentation hinzufüge.
Im Vorstellungsgespräch hat er allgemeine Fragen zu dem Thema der Präsentation gestellt, nach der Präsentation gab es eine kurze Fragerunde zu den allgemeinen Fragen in Mechanik.
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Why does water jet cutting work?
Which beam would have a higher deflection under the same load? Aluminium or Steel? By How much?