I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Tesla in Apr 2014
Interview
I went to a career fair in September and I unexpectedly received an email from a recruiter in April. I was asked to send in an updated resume and give a time to talk the next week. We set up a "exploratory" phone call/interview. After the call my next contact was a week later via email saying I hadn't made it to the next round. I personally don't think I did very well, but it was my first real interview. Recruiter was very concise, but polite and professional.
On the call she told me I needed to submit a formal application online. If I had made it through I would have had to do 2-3 technical interviews over the next 2 weeks (may be a sped up timeline since it was so close to summer already).
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Mostly questions about my resume/experience i.e. "Tell me about your time at X."
I applied online. I interviewed at Tesla (Texas City, TX)
Interview
Interview was fine. General design questions of SS curves and mechanics of materials. not hard. definitely know the basics and you will be fine also know general mechanical stuff for automotives
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
difference between steel, aluminum, and mild steel
Started with 2 technical rounds. First one was basic MechE questions. Second round interviewer was in a hurry and not so open to listening your thought process. There were questions on electromechanical concepts as well
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Difference in bolt torque in hot and cold conditions
The interview was extremely technical. They didn’t ask for an introduction or any background before immediately diving into solving textbook-style engineering problems. The focus was almost entirely on technical problem-solving rather than behavioral conversation or learning about my experience.