I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Tesla in June 2020
Interview
First round is the hiring manager phone screen, if this goes well, then followed by an engineering test, which needs to be done in 48h, if this goes well, and then there is another staff engineer phone screen
Smooth process, started by asking technical questions in the first interview, 2nd interview with manager and more on conceptual problem solving questions on their current project. 3rd interview is typically a long panel interview. Gave a generic feedback after not proceeding
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technical questions, and more on conceptual problem solving questions on their current project
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Tesla (Palo Alto, CA) in Feb 2026
Interview
This lasted for two weeks. one round of technical interview, one round of HM interview, and an on-site interview in Palo Alto with presentation and interview with five group members.
It was an ok experience, mostly circuit-related questions and some conceptual stuff. Make sure to review circuit analysis and other electrical engineering concepts that relate. Good luck. INterview lasted about an hour and It was with the senior engineer on the team in a location in California