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      Mechanical Design Engineer Interview

      Jan 10, 2021
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at Tesla

      Interview

      A recruiter reached out. Had an interview with the hiring manager. Went through the resume, explained about a topic of my interest. Technical questions about strength of materials and structural design approach and materials. It was interactive and the interviewer asked interesting questions.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Explain briefly a topic/project of your choice which you worked on recently (with technical rigour).
      1 Answer
      1

      Other Mechanical Design Engineer Interview Reviews for Tesla

      Mechanical Design Engineer Interview

      Jun 27, 2026
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Palo Alto, CA
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Tesla (Palo Alto, CA)

      Interview

      Horrible experience. It was more of a 1 hour humiliation call than an interview. The man was asking questions non stop and would until he found an area I didn't have a lot of experience (not required or mentioned in the position) and he started asking more about that, even laughed at me.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Gdt Casting Plastic injection Questions about elon
      Answer question

      Mechanical Design Engineer Interview

      Jun 3, 2026
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied through other source. I interviewed at Tesla

      Interview

      It was good. Mainly focus on Stress strain curve. And bending movement diagram and shear force diagram. Moment of inertia and stuff. Aluminum vs Steel, properties. Resume review and formulas

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Explain stress strain curve and label all the points
      Answer question

      Mechanical Design Engineer Interview

      Mar 28, 2026
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Tesla

      Interview

      6 round selection process. First CV screening. assignment to show your skills. first interview with HR (30 minutes). Second interview with hiring manager. third interview with senior engineer from canada. fourth interview with hiring manager from america

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      motivation for the role and aspiration
      Answer question

      Tesla interviews FAQs

      • Mechanical Design Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Tesla with 3.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 55.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
      • Candidates applying for Mechanical Design Engineer roles take an average of 43 days to get hired, when considering 94 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Tesla overall takes an average of 33 days.
      • Common stages of the interview process at Tesla as a Mechanical Design Engineer according to 94 Glassdoor interviews include:

        One on one interview:  23%

        Skills test:  19%

        Phone interview:  18%

        Presentation:  14%

        Group panel interview:  11%

        Background check:  6%

        Personality test:  3%

        IQ intelligence test:  2%

        Other:  2%

        Drug test:  1%

      • Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -

        1. Production Associate(735) ;
        2. Software Engineer(391) ;
        3. Intern(384) ;
        4. Sales Advisor(245) ;
        5. Advisor(243) ;
        6. Engineer(185) ;
        7. Material Handler(175) ;
        8. Product Specialist(165) ;
        9. Data Annotation Specialist(155) ;
        10. Technician(147) ;
        11. Internship(124) ;
        12. Mechanical Engineer(122) ;
        13. Project Manager(122) ;
        14. Manufacturing Engineer(116) ;
        15. Mechanical Design Engineer(113) .


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