Tesla

Electrical Test and Validation Engineer Interview Experience - Palo Alto, California

September 26, 2012

Positive ExperienceGot Offer

Process

Applied through Tesla's own careers site.

Received an email from an engineering manager to set up a phone interview.

Following the phone interview, I was invited for an on-site interview.

This was an all-day event with interviews and tours with 5 engineers, each lasting 45-50 minutes.

I flew back home after the interview.

The following week, I was contacted by the Recruiting Manager for the last step of the hiring process: answering 2 questions in essay format to be read by the CEO, Elon Musk.

A week after essay submission, I was offered the position!

Questions

Li-Ion Battery Specific Questions

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Tesla Electrical Test and Validation Engineer role in Palo Alto, California.

Success Rate

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Pass Rate

Tesla's interview process for their Electrical Test and Validation Engineer roles in Palo Alto, California is incredibly easy as the vast majority of engineers get an offer after going through it.

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Candidates reported having very good feelings for Tesla's Electrical Test and Validation Engineer interview process in Palo Alto, California.

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