Phone interview:
Showed me a plastic housing picture, asked a few questions about injection molding:
If you need to design an electrical package that needs to be mounted underneath a vehicle, which requirements will you ask for? Which tests will you recommend? How would you perform those tests?
Written test (open book):
Covers ME and EE questions, beam, beam stiffness, injection molding, buckling loads, vibration, thermal expansion, FBD, ME drawings, fluid mechanics, manufacturing methods, thermal conduction, RLC circuit, mechanical bonding calculation...
2nd phone interview:
The following metrics were computed from 34 interview experiences for the Tesla Mechanical Design Engineer role in Palo Alto, California.
Tesla's interview process for their Mechanical Design Engineer roles in Palo Alto, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Tesla's Mechanical Design Engineer interview process in Palo Alto, California.