Process
6 round selection process:
- First CV screening.
- Assignment to show your skills.
- First interview with HR (30 minutes).
- Second interview with hiring manager.
- Third interview with senior engineer from Canada.
- Fourth interview with hiring manager from America.
Questions
Motivation for the role and aspiration
Was this helpful?
Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 119 interview experiences for the Tesla Mechanical Design Engineer role.
Success Rate
18%
Pass Rate
Tesla's interview process for their Mechanical Design Engineer roles is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive52%
Neutral35%
Negative13%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Tesla's Mechanical Design Engineer interview process.
Tesla Work Experiences
1.0
No respect for employees
Mechanical Design Engineer • Former Employee
December 31, 2024
Pros: - Salary is above market average just so they can lure you in and away from your current employment.
- Good opportunity to learn that within a toxic organization like Tesla, your job security depends on your network and how many layers of protection you build around yourself, not just your hard work and dedication.
Cons: - They claim Tesla is all about engineering; it's not. Everything is political.
- They will look you in the eye and lie to you that they want to move you up, but will let you go with no hesitation or resistance the minute they are told by their supervisor to do a layoff.
- You are just a number, especially to your immediate manager. They are the ones who will lie to you the most.
3.0
Learning Opportunity, Bad Relationships
Mechanical Design Engineer • Former Employee
August 19, 2022
Pros: A lot to learn as an individual.
Cons: Very poor employee-employer relationship.
5.0
Mechanical Design Engineer Intern
Mechanical Design Engineer • Former Employee
August 13, 2022
Pros: The culture and work environment were very encouraging.
Cons: Hire more people since understaffed a little.
- 1.0No respect for employeesMechanical Design Engineer • Former EmployeeDecember 31, 2024Pros: - Salary is above market average just so they can lure you in and away from your current employment. - Good opportunity to learn that within a toxic organization like Tesla, your job security depends on your network and how many layers of protection you build around yourself, not just your hard work and dedication.Cons: - They claim Tesla is all about engineering; it's not. Everything is political. - They will look you in the eye and lie to you that they want to move you up, but will let you go with no hesitation or resistance the minute they are told by their supervisor to do a layoff. - You are just a number, especially to your immediate manager. They are the ones who will lie to you the most.
- 3.0Learning Opportunity, Bad RelationshipsMechanical Design Engineer • Former EmployeeAugust 19, 2022Pros: A lot to learn as an individual.Cons: Very poor employee-employer relationship.
- 5.0Mechanical Design Engineer InternMechanical Design Engineer • Former EmployeeAugust 13, 2022Pros: The culture and work environment were very encouraging.Cons: Hire more people since understaffed a little.
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
