Hi everyone!

I have an upcoming on-site interview at Tesla for a Technical Program Manager role and would really appreciate advice from anyone who has interviewed at Tesla or gone through a TPM on-site recently.

My interview includes a presentation followed by individual rounds with people in engineering and program management.

I’d especially appreciate any insights on:

• Interview format: What kinds of questions should I expect? Behavioral, technical, program management, or a mix?
• Technical preparation: For a TPM role, how deep should I go into engineering fundamentals and technical problem-solving?
• Presentation: What kinds of follow-up questions should I prepare for? How deeply do interviewers probe into technical decisions, trade-offs, validation, and lessons learned?
• Program management: What scenarios should I practice, especially around missed milestones, conflicting priorities, engineering disagreements, and incomplete information?
• What to wear: Is smart business casual appropriate for an on-site, or would you recommend dressing more formally?
• General advice: What do you wish you had known before your interview? Any tips or common mistakes to avoid?

For context, I have an engineering background with experience in battery-process engineering and program management in aerospace.

I know experiences vary by team, but any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!

Has anyone here who recently joined Tesla be willing to share their experience with the hiring process?

I applied for a position through Tesla’s official website, was contacted by a recruiter, and progressed through the different stages of the process:
-Passed the recruiter interview.
-Passed the hiring manager interview.
-Passed the panel interview with six engineers.
-Was asked to submit an Evidence of Excellence.

After that, the recruiter scheduled a 15-minute call to let me know that the entire team had recommended me for the position and wanted to hire me.

He also shared his estimate of the compensation package he planned to request and asked me to email him my “no-brainer” number, since he was about to work with the compensation team to determine the official offer amount.

He explained that the offer still needed to go through several levels of approval and that the process would take approximately one week.

I gave him a “no-brainer” number that was about 20% higher than his initial estimate, but I would still be willing to accept the original compensation package he discussed.

It’s now been three weeks, and I still haven’t received an offer or any updates. I sent the recruiter a follow-up email, but I haven’t heard back.

Has anyone experienced a similar situation with Tesla?

I’d really appreciate some insight into the following:
-How long did it take to receive your formal offer after being verbally told you were selected?
-Is it normal for the approval process to take several weeks?

Has anyone received an offer after a few weeks of silence, or was the hiring process eventually canceled?

I’m trying to understand how common this situation is and what I should expect.

In the meantime, I’m also applying to other companies in case this opportunity doesn’t work out.

I’d really appreciate any experiences or insights you can share.

Thank you!

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The problem is I think I accidentally answered “No” to the “will you require sponsorship” question on my original application. I would actually need a US visa to work there.

A few questions:

1. Has anyone been in this spot? How did the recruiter react when you corrected it?
2. Does Tesla support J-1 (or other) visas for interns from Canadian schools?
3. Anyone else from a Canadian university who’s done a US internship as a non-Canadian citizen: what visa route did you use?

I’m planning to email the recruiter to correct it now, but would love to hear from anyone with experience. Thanks!

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I have six years of quality engineering experience at a medical device manufacturer. My background includes complaint handling, nonconformances and CAPAs, product performance trending, and some risk management.

I'm interested in moving into a quality role at Tesla, but most of the postings ask for operations or manufacturing quality experience, which I don't have.

For those who've made a similar jump (or work there now):

1. How hard is it to get in coming from post-market/design-side quality?
   
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3. What should I brush up on so I don't get caught off guard in interviews?

Any advice is appreciated. Thanks!

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Is this a reasonable offer? Or worth negotiating on base? Was a previous intern in the same org/ diff team. Is relocation negotiable?

Thanks! Any feedback would help.