Tesla

Mechanical Design Intern Interview Experience - Berlin, Germany

August 21, 2026

Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I applied through a recruiter.

Got contacted by the recruiter who interviewed me for the 1st interview of about 20 min. Had some common behavioral questions followed by some technical. Wasn't expecting to have technical questions but I did, pretty basic though if you had the opportunity to review the basics.

Questions

Why did you choose Tesla?

Bending beam problem. Which cross-sectional area is the less deflectional.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Tesla Mechanical Design Intern role in Berlin, Berlin.

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Pass Rate

Tesla's interview process for their Mechanical Design Intern roles in Berlin, Berlin is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

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Candidates reported having very good feelings for Tesla's Mechanical Design Intern interview process in Berlin, Berlin.

Tesla Work Experiences

Learning But No Work-life Balance

Mechanical Design Intern • Current Employee

Berlin, Berlin, Germany

September 23, 2022

Pros: Very much to learn, and a lot of cross-shop communication.

Cons: No work-life balance. Communication gap.

Learning But No Work-life Balance

Mechanical Design Intern • Current Employee

Berlin, Berlin, Germany

September 23, 2022

Pros: Very much to learn, and a lot of cross-shop communication.

Cons: No work-life balance. Communication gap.

Great learning opportunity

Mechanical Design Intern • Former Employee

Richmond Hill, ON, Canada

Pros: - Lots of chances for projects. - Great environment and people. - Free cereal and coffee.

Cons: Sometimes very busy, and sometimes not busy at all.

Great learning opportunity

Mechanical Design Intern • Former Employee

Richmond Hill, ON, Canada

Pros: - Lots of chances for projects. - Great environment and people. - Free cereal and coffee.

Cons: Sometimes very busy, and sometimes not busy at all.

Excellent if you work hard

Mechanical Design Intern • Former Employee

Palo Alto, California, United States

Pros: Unrivaled pace of work, everyone pushing to be their best.

Cons: Minimal amenities. Complaints of employees being overworked (most do this voluntarily as the work is very fulfilling).

Excellent if you work hard

Mechanical Design Intern • Former Employee

Palo Alto, California, United States

Pros: Unrivaled pace of work, everyone pushing to be their best.

Cons: Minimal amenities. Complaints of employees being overworked (most do this voluntarily as the work is very fulfilling).

Learning But No Work-life Balance

Mechanical Design Intern • Current Employee

Berlin, Berlin, Germany

September 23, 2022

Pros: Very much to learn, and a lot of cross-shop communication.

Cons: No work-life balance. Communication gap.

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Learning But No Work-life Balance
Mechanical Design Intern • Current Employee
Berlin, Berlin, Germany
September 23, 2022
Pros: Very much to learn, and a lot of cross-shop communication.
Cons: No work-life balance. Communication gap.

Great learning opportunity

Mechanical Design Intern • Former Employee

Richmond Hill, ON, Canada

Pros: - Lots of chances for projects. - Great environment and people. - Free cereal and coffee.

Cons: Sometimes very busy, and sometimes not busy at all.

5.0
Great learning opportunity
Mechanical Design Intern • Former Employee
Richmond Hill, ON, Canada
July 2, 2024
Pros: - Lots of chances for projects. - Great environment and people. - Free cereal and coffee.
Cons: Sometimes very busy, and sometimes not busy at all.

Excellent if you work hard

Mechanical Design Intern • Former Employee

Palo Alto, California, United States

Pros: Unrivaled pace of work, everyone pushing to be their best.

Cons: Minimal amenities. Complaints of employees being overworked (most do this voluntarily as the work is very fulfilling).

5.0
Excellent if you work hard
Mechanical Design Intern • Former Employee
Palo Alto, California, United States
June 29, 2024
Pros: Unrivaled pace of work, everyone pushing to be their best.
Cons: Minimal amenities. Complaints of employees being overworked (most do this voluntarily as the work is very fulfilling).

Tesla Interview Questions

Course Schedule

Determine if it is possible to finish all courses given prerequisite relationships between them. Essentially, detect if a cycle exists in the course dependencies.

GraphsRecursion

Longest Substring Without Repeating Characters

Find the length of the longest substring within a given string that contains no repeating characters. The substring must be contiguous.

StringsTwo PointersSliding Windows

Minimum Changes To Make Alternating Binary String

Determine the fewest modifications needed to transform a binary string into an alternating pattern (e.g., "0101" or "1010"). You can change '0' to '1' or '1' to '0'.

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