Controls Engineer Interview Experience - Austin, Texas
September 25, 2026
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
First HR phone call, followed by an interview with staff engineer.
Questions were about my projects and PLC experience. Also asked about hypothetical design scenarios and my thought process behind them.
Questions
When determining the size of the motor, what are the factors you need to account for?
Was this helpful?
Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 5 interview experiences for the Tesla Controls Engineer role in Austin, Texas.
Success Rate
40%
Pass Rate
Tesla's interview process for their Controls Engineer roles in Austin, Texas is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive80%
Neutral20%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Tesla's Controls Engineer interview process in Austin, Texas.
Tesla Work Experiences
4.0
Great Learning, Low Pay
Controls Engineer • Former Employee
Austin, Texas, United States
July 4, 2024
Pros: Great experience, and I learned a lot.
Cons: Not paid enough for the amount of work I put in.
4.0
Employee Work Experience
Controls Engineer • Former Employee
Austin, Texas, United States
October 25, 2025
Pros: Great mentorship, many projects, very fast-paced.
Cons: Management structure: a lot of volatility in the team.
3.0
Decent place to work
Controls Engineer • Current Employee
Austin, Texas, United States
December 17, 2023
Pros: Pay, benefits, working with VERY smart people, and working with cutting-edge technology.
Cons: Long hours, high stress, lots of change in priorities, and a culture of blaming others for problems.
- 4.0Great Learning, Low PayControls Engineer • Former EmployeeAustin, Texas, United StatesJuly 4, 2024Pros: Great experience, and I learned a lot.Cons: Not paid enough for the amount of work I put in.
- 4.0Employee Work ExperienceControls Engineer • Former EmployeeAustin, Texas, United StatesOctober 25, 2025Pros: Great mentorship, many projects, very fast-paced.Cons: Management structure: a lot of volatility in the team.
- 3.0Decent place to workControls Engineer • Current EmployeeAustin, Texas, United StatesDecember 17, 2023Pros: Pay, benefits, working with VERY smart people, and working with cutting-edge technology.Cons: Long hours, high stress, lots of change in priorities, and a culture of blaming others for problems.
Tesla Interview Questions
Explore Interview QuestionsTaro 75Google Interview QuestionsMeta Interview QuestionsAmazon Interview QuestionsApple Interview QuestionsNetflix Interview Questions
Explore Interview ExperiencesOpenAI Interview ExperiencesAnthropic Interview ExperiencesPerplexity Interview ExperiencesWindsurf Interview ExperiencesMistral AI Interview Experiences
