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.
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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 through other source. I interviewed at Tesla
Interview
It was good. Mainly focus on Stress strain curve. And bending movement diagram and shear force diagram. Moment of inertia and stuff. Aluminum vs Steel, properties. Resume review and formulas
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Explain stress strain curve and label all the points
6 round selection process. First CV screening. assignment to show your skills. first interview with HR (30 minutes). Second interview with hiring manager. third interview with senior engineer from canada. fourth interview with hiring manager from america
Superb, detailed in-depth questions. Battery Engineering team at Palo Alto CA. The team needed engineer to design battery pack and how does it take impact load onto it without batteries being affected.
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Tell me about myself and how to decide if a battery pack needs cooling