Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Tesla as 50% positive with a difficulty rating score of 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Battery Engineer and Senior Recruiter rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Battery Engineer and Senior Recruiter roles were rated as the easiest.
Recruiter screening at the beginning then. Then Round of one on one with different stakeholders, panel interview, interview with hiring manager and also with external teams to better assess technical and behavioural skills.
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Tesla (Palo Alto, CA) in Feb 2024
Interview
Battery engineering team
One qualifying interviewer with a junior hiring manager.
A second and final round with the senior hiring manager, where they delved into my projects and program management capabilities.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Basic battery engineering concepts: what is the difference between kW and kWh, how would you configure a voltmeter/ammeter to measure voltage/current in a battery pack, etc.
I applied online. I interviewed at Tesla (Palo Alto, CA) in Sep 2022
Interview
Electrical sensor design questions. Op-amps, ADCs, drawing block diagram. Applications of electrical design questions to Tesla products. Technical presentation is also required for job interview, where members of the team get to ask questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Characteristics of ideal/nonideal opamp, filters, interfacing with ADC