Mechanical Design Engineer Interview Experience - Fremont, California
Process
The interview process involved multiple stages, starting with a phone screen, followed by a test, a hiring manager interview, and then a panel interview.
The overall interview experience was terrible.
The interviewers were super unprepared. They arrived late to the meetings and seemed clueless about the process. They will also ghost you if you do not follow up.
Questions
Rank the deflection of a cantilever beam based on cross-section.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 15 interview experiences for the Tesla Mechanical Design Engineer role in Fremont, California.
Success Rate
Tesla's interview process for their Mechanical Design Engineer roles in Fremont, California is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Tesla's Mechanical Design Engineer interview process in Fremont, California.
Tesla Work Experiences
- 5.0Ambitious Projects, Burnout RiskMechanical Design Engineer • Current EmployeeFremont, California, United StatesMay 5, 2022Pros: Hard-working environment with ambitious projects.Cons: Demanding deadlines can lead to multiple burnouts.
- 4.0Interesting Work, Fake BossesMechanical Design Engineer • Former EmployeeFremont, California, United StatesJanuary 24, 2021Pros: Interesting, important work; exciting work environment.Cons: You have to pretend you like your boss, who pretends he likes his boss.
- 2.0Tesla Interiors: The craziest department at an already crazy companyMechanical Design Engineer • Former EmployeeFremont, California, United StatesMarch 9, 2023Pros: The coworkers are excellent, amazing, stupendous, positive, beautiful people and a pleasure to work with all-around.Cons: The managers are psychotic, and they only care about you as a results machine, not as a human being. Nobody is concerned about the actual quality of the car, only their own careers. There is way too much work in interiors, and it is super cut-throat. The department is ruled by fear from the top-down.
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