Process
Standard questions about my past experience, some design questions, and a few questions on material science fundamentals.
Interviewed with a few teams; some interviews were much more difficult than others.
Questions
What is the difference between strength and stiffness?
If you could redo this past project, what would you do differently?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 23 interview experiences for the Tesla Mechanical Engineering Intern role in United States.
Success Rate
22%
Pass Rate
Tesla's interview process for their Mechanical Engineering Intern roles in the United States is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive57%
Neutral26%
Negative17%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Tesla's Mechanical Engineering Intern interview process in United States.
Tesla Work Experiences
3.0
Interesting Work, Bad Balance
Mechanical Engineering Intern • Former Employee
Fremont, California, United States
October 2, 2024
Pros: Nice people, lots of interesting work.
Cons: Horrible work-life balance, yeah.
5.0
Great learning experience
Mechanical Engineering Intern • Current Employee
Fremont, California, United States
November 12, 2021
Pros: Extremely talented and hardworking team, got to work on core projects.
Cons: A lot of work hours, hard to balance life outside of work.
4.0
Great learning experience, but a lot of work
Mechanical Engineering Intern • Former Employee
Fremont, California, United States
February 11, 2021
Pros: Networking, opportunities, location, stepping stone to other companies.
Cons: Work-life balance gets skewed as everyone works long hours.
- 3.0Interesting Work, Bad BalanceMechanical Engineering Intern • Former EmployeeFremont, California, United StatesOctober 2, 2024Pros: Nice people, lots of interesting work.Cons: Horrible work-life balance, yeah.
- 5.0Great learning experienceMechanical Engineering Intern • Current EmployeeFremont, California, United StatesNovember 12, 2021Pros: Extremely talented and hardworking team, got to work on core projects.Cons: A lot of work hours, hard to balance life outside of work.
- 4.0Great learning experience, but a lot of workMechanical Engineering Intern • Former EmployeeFremont, California, United StatesFebruary 11, 2021Pros: Networking, opportunities, location, stepping stone to other companies.Cons: Work-life balance gets skewed as everyone works long hours.
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