There were four rounds of interviews; first was a 15 question quiz, next was a two- 45 mins interviews with senior engineers working in the team. The final interview was with the manager.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Strength of Materials, Heat and Conduction, Different materials used in traditional mechanical engineering
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Tesla (Palo Alto, CA) in Mar 2025
Interview
This was a technical interview for the battery design team. I was asked about a bolt and heat Transfer question. The interviewer was great and definitely very intense, and no behavioral questions were asked.
I applied online. I interviewed at Tesla (Fremont, CA) in Nov 2023
Interview
One to two round interviews, one behavioral one technical. Depending on who’s interviewing, and technical is mostly just ask you question about your past experience and elaborate from it. May give you a few questions to see your thoughts process.