Controls Engineer Interview Experience - Fremont, California
May 16, 2024
Neutral ExperienceGot Offer
Process
It was 4 virtual interviews:
- 3 of which were video, including:
- One with the manager.
- One panel interview with other controls engineers, where they tested knowledge of PLC code (very simple, navigating the IDE, etc.).
- One with the same engineers in a more relaxed environment.
Questions
Can you show me how to find this tag elsewhere in the code?
Was this helpful?
Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 5 interview experiences for the Tesla Controls Engineer role in Fremont, California.
Success Rate
20%
Pass Rate
Tesla's interview process for their Controls Engineer roles in Fremont, California is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive60%
Neutral20%
Negative20%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Tesla's Controls Engineer interview process in Fremont, California.
Tesla Work Experiences
4.0
Fun Place, Low Pay
Controls Engineer • Former Employee
Fremont, California, United States
May 7, 2025
Pros: Fun place.
Smart people.
Engaging.
Cons: Pay levels off.
Stock driven.
2.0
Good Rsus, Stressful Insecurity
Controls Engineer • Former Employee
Fremont, California, United States
July 24, 2024
Pros: Company RSU offers are good.
Cons: High-pressure job with no job security.
3.0
They pay, you do.
Controls Engineer • Former Employee
Fremont, California, United States
May 16, 2024
Pros: They will pay you because they need you.
Cons: The day they don't need you, they discharge you.
- 4.0Fun Place, Low PayControls Engineer • Former EmployeeFremont, California, United StatesMay 7, 2025Pros: Fun place. Smart people. Engaging.Cons: Pay levels off. Stock driven.
- 2.0Good Rsus, Stressful InsecurityControls Engineer • Former EmployeeFremont, California, United StatesJuly 24, 2024Pros: Company RSU offers are good.Cons: High-pressure job with no job security.
- 3.0They pay, you do.Controls Engineer • Former EmployeeFremont, California, United StatesMay 16, 2024Pros: They will pay you because they need you.Cons: The day they don't need you, they discharge you.
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
