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      Mechanical Engineer Intern Interview

      Apr 2, 2021
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Tesla

      Interview

      Highly flexible depending on team and directly interviewed by the team member, so could be just book technician questions or design scenarios. The number of times you get interviewed is also dependent on the team.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Why do you want to work for Tesla?
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      Other Mechanical Engineer Intern Interview Reviews for Tesla

      Mechanical Engineer Intern Interview

      Apr 1, 2026
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Tesla

      Interview

      2 rounds. both with one engineer. very resume review and technical question heavy. Asked a lot of typical materials and beam deflection/stress-strain questions. Try to answer confidently as best as possible. Passed first round but second round threw me off and wasnt as confident.

      Mechanical Engineer Intern Interview

      Mar 24, 2025
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Tesla

      Interview

      1. Fill a form for HR 2. First round with one team member 3. Second round with one team lead Both interviews had similar technical and behavioral questions as content

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Introduce yourself for 20 mins
      Answer question

      Mechanical Engineer Intern Interview

      Jul 1, 2024
      Anonymous employee
      Fremont, CA
      Accepted offer
      Neutral experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Tesla (Fremont, CA)

      Interview

      1 screen phone call, 2 technical interviews, offer, seems process differs heavily between teams, some teams less interviews but mostly similar to this process. recruiter reaches out first, coordinates all the calls with members of the team

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      basic mech questions (beam bending, materials, statics)
      Answer question

      Tesla interviews FAQs

      • Mechanical Engineer Intern applicants have rated the interview process at Tesla with 3.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 69% positive. To compare, the company-average is 55.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
      • Candidates applying for Mechanical Engineer Intern roles take an average of 39 days to get hired, when considering 14 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 Engineer Intern according to 14 Glassdoor interviews include:

        One on one interview:  31%

        Phone interview:  25%

        Skills test:  19%

        Presentation:  6%

        Group panel interview:  6%

        Background check:  6%

        Other:  6%

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

        1. Production Associate(735) ;
        2. Software Engineer(391) ;
        3. Intern(384) ;
        4. Sales Advisor(246) ;
        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(114) .


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