Mechanical Design Engineer Interview Questions

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Why consider Tesla (please be brief)? Have you previously interviewed with Tesla for any other roles - if so, when and for which role(s)? Why are you interested in Tesla’s Cell Engineering Team? What makes you a good fit for the Mechanical Design Engineering role for the Cell Engineering team? What are 2-3 technical achievements you’re particularly proud of? These should be brief. Example: accomplished [X] as measured by [Y] by doing [Z]. Do you have any deadlines we should be aware of (i.e. are you actively interviewing)? Are you authorized to work in the U.S.?; and Will you now or in the future require sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H-1B visa status)? Please attach a copy of your resume. Please provide 2-3 days/times you are available to speak with a member of our engineering team for a technical phone screen with a member of our hiring team. The Hiring Manager asked me questions on my resume and asked me questions about my first principles. The team member asked me an open ended question on why wouldnt you replace a conventional spring with a plastic spring?
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Mechanical Design Engineer

Interviewed at Tesla

3.5
Nov 4, 2021

Why consider Tesla (please be brief)? Have you previously interviewed with Tesla for any other roles - if so, when and for which role(s)? Why are you interested in Tesla’s Cell Engineering Team? What makes you a good fit for the Mechanical Design Engineering role for the Cell Engineering team? What are 2-3 technical achievements you’re particularly proud of? These should be brief. Example: accomplished [X] as measured by [Y] by doing [Z]. Do you have any deadlines we should be aware of (i.e. are you actively interviewing)? Are you authorized to work in the U.S.?; and Will you now or in the future require sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H-1B visa status)? Please attach a copy of your resume. Please provide 2-3 days/times you are available to speak with a member of our engineering team for a technical phone screen with a member of our hiring team. The Hiring Manager asked me questions on my resume and asked me questions about my first principles. The team member asked me an open ended question on why wouldnt you replace a conventional spring with a plastic spring?

Mix of personal background questions and experience then moving on to more technical questions, nothing unreasonable but was it was difficult to judge level of detail they were looking for. As time went on I struggled to answer even more basic questions due to how uncomfortable I was.
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Mechanical Design Engineer

Interviewed at Wrightbus

2.2
Aug 29, 2024

Mix of personal background questions and experience then moving on to more technical questions, nothing unreasonable but was it was difficult to judge level of detail they were looking for. As time went on I struggled to answer even more basic questions due to how uncomfortable I was.

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