I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Tesla (Palo Alto, CA) in May 2018
Interview
Phone interview, followed by a full-day on-site interview with 6 members of the team. Day started with a technical presentation on a topic of my choice. Interviews had lots of abstract questions testing fundamental concepts and general practical engineering knowledge. Overall it was a great experience - we just talked shop and the questions seemed more like formalities.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What are some parameters of a battery module drop test
Friendly interview. I felt very welcome and encouraged by the team. There was a presentation held by a manager about the current projects. Technical questions should be easy for someone freshly out of college. They were theoretical.
The interview process was quite comprehensive and covered a wide range of technical topics. Many of the questions focused on embedded systems, circuit design, and VLSI concepts. There were also some problem-solving scenarios to test analytical thinking.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you design a test plan for verifying a new VLSI chip’s functionality?
I applied online. I interviewed at Tesla in Aug 2025
Interview
Interviewer seemed friendly, I felt like interview went okay but got instantly rejected right after, The interviewer asked a few basic resume questions (what was your biggest challenge? debugging process?) as well as whiteboarding one of my projects. Some technical questions at the end
