I applied online for the Mechanical Design Engineer role and was contacted by the recruiter within a week. The first step was a phone screen, where I was asked about my background, CAD skills (CATIA V5, Siemens NX, SolidWorks), and specific projects that demonstrated GD&T, tolerance stack-ups, and DFM/DFA practices. They also wanted to understand my experience with FEA tools like ANSYS/Abaqus and my ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
In your experience, what are the biggest design-to-manufacturing challenges the team faces, and how does this role contribute to solving them?
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Tesla (Berlín) in Sep 2025
Interview
After HR interview, 45 Mins Ms Teams Meeting with 2 Hiring person. 1 Manager and other Senior Mechanical Design Engineer. After introducing myself, they asked me around 20 questions in a period of 30 mins. I answered almost 18 questions but I received a rejection a day after stating nothing in the E-Mail. So personally I felt the experience was very bad. I am not going to apply to such companies in future. They might be good but not invincible!
I applied online. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Tesla (Fremont, CA) in Apr 2025
Interview
HR sent out a questionnaire with:
Why Tesla?
Visa status
Location preference, etc.
Followed by an interview with the hiring manager
Then followed by a rejection email the following day.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Explain the stress-strain curve and its importance.