Tesla

Mechanical Design Intern Interview Experience

October 1, 2021

Neutral ExperienceGot Offer

Process

I applied online and was reached out to by a recruiter within two weeks.

I was sent a 90-minute test to complete within a week. A week after that, I had an interview with two engineers: one hiring manager and one on his team.

The interviews were each 30 minutes, back to back.

Questions

Why is the end of a traffic light pole tapered?

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 6 interview experiences for the Tesla Mechanical Design Intern role in United States.

Success Rate

67%

Pass Rate

Tesla's interview process for their Mechanical Design Intern roles in the United States is incredibly easy as the vast majority of engineers get an offer after going through it.

Experience Rating

Positive67%

Neutral33%

Negative0%

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

Tesla Work Experiences

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).

Great place to pick up skills, not viable long term

Mechanical Design Intern • Former Employee

Fremont, California, United States

September 25, 2023

Pros: A lot of talented people to learn from; very visible designs.

Cons: Many employees do not feel valued. There is a constant struggle against the clock. Poor internal documentation of crucial information is also a problem.

Great place to pick up skills, not viable long term

Mechanical Design Intern • Former Employee

Fremont, California, United States

September 25, 2023

Pros: A lot of talented people to learn from; very visible designs.

Cons: Many employees do not feel valued. There is a constant struggle against the clock. Poor internal documentation of crucial information is also a problem.

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.

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).

Great place to pick up skills, not viable long term

Mechanical Design Intern • Former Employee

Fremont, California, United States

September 25, 2023

Pros: A lot of talented people to learn from; very visible designs.

Cons: Many employees do not feel valued. There is a constant struggle against the clock. Poor internal documentation of crucial information is also a problem.

3.0
Great place to pick up skills, not viable long term
Mechanical Design Intern • Former Employee
Fremont, California, United States
September 25, 2023
Pros: A lot of talented people to learn from; very visible designs.
Cons: Many employees do not feel valued. There is a constant struggle against the clock. Poor internal documentation of crucial information is also a problem.

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.

1.0
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.

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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