I applied online. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at Tesla (Palo Alto, CA) in Dec 2016
Interview
Digital application. Basic information was asked. Option for your own resume. The process was mostly based on seeing your accomplishments on paper. The application was heavily reliant on your university and GPA.
I applied online. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Tesla (Palo Alto, CA) in Nov 2016
Interview
Applied online, got an email back 6 weeks later from a validation engineer. Had a 30 minute call, asked about my resume, interests. Had a second interview with another engineer, again around 30 minutes, asked if I had any experience in testing and validation. Heard back from HR two days later.
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Tesla (Boston, MA) in Nov 2016
Interview
Applied through University in Boston and was contacted by Tesla University Recruiting about two weeks later for a technical phone screen for a position in California, Phone interview lasted around 40 minutes, went through resume first and then was asked a few technical questions regarding previous course content. The interviewer talked me through each question, and it seemed like they wanted to mostly see how you thought.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How many degrees of freedom does your shoulder have?
What is work, what is energy, what is power?