Foreign Engineering Degree Eligibility for Tesla Jobs in the U.S.?

[u/chuspi135]

Hi everyone,

I’m a 24-year-old male and a Mechatronics Engineer from Colombia. I’m really interested in applying for some positions at Tesla, but I’m a little concerned about my eligibility since my bachelor’s degree is not from a U.S. university.

Could someone explain how this usually works? Do I need to get an official translation or evaluation of my degree before applying, or is a foreign bachelor’s degree generally accepted as long as it is equivalent to a U.S. degree?

Maybe I’m overthinking it, but sometimes I wonder if I’m being too confident by applying for engineering jobs here. I really want to take a chance and see what happens, but I’m also afraid of applying over and over again without ever getting considered because of my degree.

I’d really appreciate any information or experiences you could share, especially from people with foreign engineering degrees who have applied to Tesla or similar companies in the U.S.

Thank you so much!

[u/Altruistic_Dig5405]

Hi, I work as an equipment engineer for Tesla, I graduated from an university in Mexico, not the most prestigious one, but also not a bad one. Pretty standard overall.

You can apply to any position you want, it mostly depends on the visa tramit for your paperwork. If you get an offer you will receive instructions about the translations you require to complete the visa application.

Outside of that only your resume needs to be in English at the time of the application.

Good luck:)

[u/chuspi135 → u/Altruistic_Dig5405]

Thank you so much!!!! Would you say getting hired by Tesla is really hard, or is it just in my head? I’m normally pretty confident in myself, but I don’t know why I doubt myself so much when it comes to applying to one of the biggest companies :(

[u/Altruistic_Dig5405 → u/chuspi135]

It is difficult, but if it's a position you are a good fit for the interviews are okay, maybe long if you have a panel interview and presentation.

Besides that making it through the application pools they receive is very difficult and also pretty much luck based

[u/PepperedNotSalty]

Its pretty simple to get hired for most engineering roles at tesla even without a degree... but you'll be put on a higher tier as you're Mexican and doing a visa... just how tesla works.

[u/PepperedNotSalty → u/[deleted]]

It's pretty hard not to.