I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Tesla (Sparks, NV) in June 2018
Interview
At first there was a phone interview with a Sr. Design Engineer that worked for the manufacturing group. After that, an on-site, 25 minute presentation of a project I worked on was required. This was followed by a batch interview. 6 back to back 30 minute interviews with various roles on manufacturing teams.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Example of a technical question: how would you autonomously place one precision ground 50mm by 50mm block on top of another such that they line up within a tolerance of 100 microns?
I talked with HR in the first step.
It was smooth.
Asked about my experiences and visa requirements.
Questions: Tell me about yourself.
What are your achievements?
What is the skill you want to improve?
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about yourself.
What are your achievements?
What is the skill you want to improve?
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Tesla (California City, CA) in Jan 2026
Interview
I interviewed at Tesla for manufacturing enginneer, battery manuf.
This is hiring manager interview, it started with basic backgorund questions and then went deeper on battery manufacturing. Overall it was a good interview
I had a phone screening with the recruiter. She was very friendly but hasn’t had much of information about the position. Anyway, she has forwarded my CV to the hiring manager and had to answer a questionnaire. Than I’ve received an automated rejection email.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Your company's background and product
What you're specifically working on
Your experience in the manufacturing space
Be able to explain to a non-engineer!