Tesla

Mechanical Engineering Intern Interview Experience - Canada

July 1, 2019

Positive ExperienceGot Offer

Process

The interview process involved a phone screen with HR.

This was followed by two separate, half-hour technical interviews conducted over the phone with engineers from the teams I would be working with.

I submitted my resume prior to the phone screen.

Questions

Previous experience: Discuss the previous roles listed on your resume.

Technical achievements at previous roles: What and why were they outstanding? What did you learn? Challenges faced and how they were resolved.

GD&T related questions: How would you call out features on a drawing to ensure two parts mated properly when manufactured? What callouts would you use for different design features/intent?

Formula for stress and strain for a beam in bending: How to conceptualize them?

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Tesla Mechanical Engineering Intern role in Canada.

Success Rate

100%

Pass Rate

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

Experience Rating

Positive100%

Neutral0%

Negative0%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Tesla's Mechanical Engineering Intern interview process in Canada.

Tesla Work Experiences

Supportive Team, Great Learning

Mechanical Engineering Intern • Former Employee

Reno, Nevada, United States

October 22, 2023

Pros: Very supportive team. Learned so much and had great benefits for an intern.

Cons: Other interns had bad experiences with bad management on their team, so it may be team dependent.

Supportive Team, Great Learning

Mechanical Engineering Intern • Former Employee

Reno, Nevada, United States

October 22, 2023

Pros: Very supportive team. Learned so much and had great benefits for an intern.

Cons: Other interns had bad experiences with bad management on their team, so it may be team dependent.

Great place to intern

Mechanical Engineering Intern • Former Employee

Palo Alto, California, United States

Pros: Have the opportunity to work on a real project instead of busy work.

Cons: Can be stressful and overwhelming.

Great place to intern

Mechanical Engineering Intern • Former Employee

Palo Alto, California, United States

Pros: Have the opportunity to work on a real project instead of busy work.

Cons: Can be stressful and overwhelming.

Good Internship Experience

Mechanical Engineering Intern • Former Employee

Austin, Texas, United States

Pros: Fast-paced, learned a lot, enjoyed the work, and my team was great.

Cons: Experience is heavily dependent on your team and manager. Expect to work 35-50 hours per week, even as an intern.

Good Internship Experience

Mechanical Engineering Intern • Former Employee

Austin, Texas, United States

Pros: Fast-paced, learned a lot, enjoyed the work, and my team was great.

Cons: Experience is heavily dependent on your team and manager. Expect to work 35-50 hours per week, even as an intern.

Supportive Team, Great Learning

Mechanical Engineering Intern • Former Employee

Reno, Nevada, United States

October 22, 2023

Pros: Very supportive team. Learned so much and had great benefits for an intern.

Cons: Other interns had bad experiences with bad management on their team, so it may be team dependent.

5.0
Supportive Team, Great Learning
Mechanical Engineering Intern • Former Employee
Reno, Nevada, United States
October 22, 2023
Pros: Very supportive team. Learned so much and had great benefits for an intern.
Cons: Other interns had bad experiences with bad management on their team, so it may be team dependent.

Great place to intern

Mechanical Engineering Intern • Former Employee

Palo Alto, California, United States

Pros: Have the opportunity to work on a real project instead of busy work.

Cons: Can be stressful and overwhelming.

5.0
Great place to intern
Mechanical Engineering Intern • Former Employee
Palo Alto, California, United States
March 9, 2025
Pros: Have the opportunity to work on a real project instead of busy work.
Cons: Can be stressful and overwhelming.

Good Internship Experience

Mechanical Engineering Intern • Former Employee

Austin, Texas, United States

Pros: Fast-paced, learned a lot, enjoyed the work, and my team was great.

Cons: Experience is heavily dependent on your team and manager. Expect to work 35-50 hours per week, even as an intern.

4.0
Good Internship Experience
Mechanical Engineering Intern • Former Employee
Austin, Texas, United States
March 1, 2023
Pros: Fast-paced, learned a lot, enjoyed the work, and my team was great.
Cons: Experience is heavily dependent on your team and manager. Expect to work 35-50 hours per week, even as an intern.

Tesla Interview Questions

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

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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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