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      Mechanical Design Engineer Intern Interview

      19 Aug 2025
      Anonymous employee
      Palo Alto, CA

      Other Mechanical Design Engineer Intern interview reviews for Tesla

      Mechanical Design Engineer Intern Interview

      27 Sept 2024
      Anonymous employee
      Fremont, CA
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Tesla (Palo Alto, CA) in Feb 2024

      Interview

      Applied online. Reached out to by recruiter. 30-minute technical interview with engineer. 30-minute technical interview with engineering manager. Whole process took about 1 month after being reached out to by recruiter.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      What are the key points on a stress and strain curve?
      Answer question
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Tesla (Fremont, CA)

      Interview

      I had two interviews that were both remote. Both of them were primarily technical each lasting over an hour. I studied my engineering fundamentals for about 15 hours in total for the interviews and it paid off. Know your general equations if you want to do well.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Draw a stress strain curve, identify its parts, and the meaning of each section.
      Answer question

      Mechanical Design Engineer Intern Interview

      19 Feb 2025
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Tesla in Mar 2024

      Interview

      Had two rounds of interviews, with one on fit and previous experiences and one on technical things such as basics about powertrain, beams, and materials. Both happened to be people I worked with with one of them being my manager.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      What is fatigue life? How does the axis for an SN curve look?
      Answer question