I applied online. I interviewed at Tesla (Palo Alto, CA) in Feb 2017
Interview
The HR is nice and response promptly. The hiring manager and engineers have deep insight of the areas they are working on. The questions they asked during the interview covered several areas on power electronics.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Inductor design for converters; basics of semiconductors
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Tesla (Palo Alto, CA) in Apr 2026
Interview
Very disorganized. Recruiters didn’t know what they want and didn’t care about the process. The team managers/leads that I interviewed with were mostly young people with not enough experience or deep knowledge.
4 Interviews: 1 Phone Screen with a recruiter, 2 Technical Interviews where they ask about your resume and technical questions about how you implemented your design, and 1 Panel interview with a presentation
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you measure current in a high power system?
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Tesla (Palo Alto, CA) in Jan 2025
Interview
Ask them a lot of technical questions, using products they have worked on (or projects you have specifically sought out based on their experience) to come up with three to four big questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How do capacitors work here, and what is their function? What can be used as a replacement? How can their data be measured?
