My thoughts on the mechanical design internship at Tesla
My thoughts on the mechanical design internship at Tesla
Amazing team of engineers who are super supportive. Lots of opportunities to build design skills. Exposure to industry standards. A fast-paced environment helps you get better really quickly, and a lot of ownership over products.
Work culture has you working longer hours, but it is, believe it or not, team-dependent. My team, for example, valued work-life balance a lot, and most people left right around 5/5:30.
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Mechanical Design Engineer
The first round of the interview was a technical screening. He brought up a presentation and directly asked to solve problems. The problems were on trusses, DAM problems, and pulleys.
Mechanical Design Engineer
I applied through college or university. During the first 45-minute interview, I was asked to talk about myself, after which the interviewer got into technical questions. The questions were about material characteristics and forces acting on a canti
Mechanical Design Engineer
The interview process is a bit long, but they were ready to move quickly in my case. After screening, I gave a technical test, two technical interviews, one panel interview, followed by another technical interview.
Mechanical Design Engineer
Palo Alto, California, United StatesApril 25, 2025The first round of the interview was a technical screening. He brought up a presentation and directly asked to solve problems. The problems were on trusses, DAM problems, and pulleys.
Mechanical Design Engineer
Palo Alto, California, United StatesOctober 5, 2026I applied through college or university. During the first 45-minute interview, I was asked to talk about myself, after which the interviewer got into technical questions. The questions were about material characteristics and forces acting on a canti
Mechanical Design Engineer
Palo Alto, California, United StatesSeptember 1, 2023The interview process is a bit long, but they were ready to move quickly in my case. After screening, I gave a technical test, two technical interviews, one panel interview, followed by another technical interview.
