Questions that have appeared at Tesla for an Engineering (Case Study) interview.

1. System Design

Question: How would you design a system to manage vehicle charging at Tesla Supercharger stations to ensure optimal usage during peak hours?

Question: Explain your approach to designing a system that manages the battery lifecycle across all Tesla's electric vehicles?

Question: How would you design a system to remotely monitor and diagnose issues in a fleet of Tesla vehicles?

2. Project Management

Question: Describe a complex engineering project you've managed. What were the challenges and how did you overcome them?

Question: Can you walk us through a project where you had to incorporate feedback from multiple stakeholders?

Question: How would you approach a situation where a project you're managing is behind schedule and over budget?

3. Problem Solving

Question: Suppose a critical software bug was found in Tesla's autopilot system. How would you approach solving this issue?

Question: How would you handle a situation where a design choice you made led to a product failure?

Question: Imagine that a hardware component in Tesla’s autopilot system is failing at a higher-than-expected rate. How would you tackle this issue?

4. Process Improvement

Question: How would you improve the existing process for testing software updates before they're rolled out to Tesla vehicles?

Question: Describe a time when you identified an inefficiency in an existing process and implemented a solution that significantly improved it.

Question: Can you provide an instance where you utilized engineering principles to improve a manufacturing or design process?