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Mechanical Design Engineer Interview Experience

December 7, 2020
Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

Multiple rounds!

  1. Screening through email:

    • General questions like "Why Tesla?", "Visa Status?", "List 2-3 achievements in X-Y-Z format...", etc.
  2. Technical Interview with Hiring Manager (30 minutes):

    • Questions on resume, GD&T?
  3. Written ME Test.

  4. Technical Presentation on a project (30 minutes):

    • Questions on presentation.
  5. Written ME Test:

    • Fluid mechanics, Strength of Materials, moment calculations, beams, inertia, stress-strain, Bernoulli's equation, mass damper, thermals (conduction, convection calculations), kinematics, RLC circuits, finding frequency response, general principles about electronic devices.
  6. Six 1:1 Technical Interviews:

    • Questions on statics, material properties (stress-strain curves), GD&T, Supply Chain Management situational questions, engineering drawing, electrical motor graphs.....

Questions

  1. Why do you want to join Tesla?

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 97 interview experiences for the Tesla Mechanical Design Engineer role in United States.

Success Rate

20%
Pass Rate

Tesla's interview process for their Mechanical Design Engineer roles in the United States is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive54%
Neutral35%
Negative11%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Tesla's Mechanical Design Engineer interview process in United States.

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