The process took 7 weeks. I interviewed at Hyperloop One
Interview
I had three rounds for the MDE position.
First interview was with recruiter, I was asked basic questions like why Hyperloop, about my background, some mechanics and manufacturing questions.
After a month, I was reached out for
interview with manager which involved technical questions. After that, I had a virtual onsite interview which involved a one hour presentation on my background and 5 one-on-one interviews with the team.
It appeared some interviewers didn’t want to listen, they kept interrupting me. Some interviewers did a poor job of articulating their questions, super ambiguous/unclear questions. Seems like they don’t have a teamwork culture. Manager was cool, overall neutral experience.
They are working on a cool technology though.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Hyperloop One (Los Angeles, CA) in Jul 2018
Interview
Initial phone screen. Asked about resume and gave brief overview of company and company culture. Was invited for an on-site interview. On-site interview took 5 hours and consisted of a presentation in front of the hiring manager and several engineers, and then a one on one interview with each person you presented in front of. Also required to take a 15 minute engineering quiz.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Hyperloop One (Los Angeles, CA) in Sep 2016
Interview
I applied online. A recruiter contacted me about a week later, we had about a 20 minute phone conversation- she asked a few technical questions aside from the basic HR stuff. I was pretty impressed with how much she knew about Hyperloop and engineering in general. A technical phone interview was scheduled a few days later. I spoke with one of the engineering managers, he asked several very technical questions which were not easy but I was impressed. A couple days later that nice recruiter contacted me regarding an onsite interview. She asked me to prepare a short power point presentation on a project that I had worked on that would best showcase my engineering problem solving experience and capabilities. I have to admit was pretty excited to have the opportunity to interview at Hyperloop. Day of the interview, I was greeted by a pleasant receptionist who offered me a cappuccino. I sat in a little funky living room area. The office space is very open and lofty. The office is pretty cool, lots of cool brick and wood structures. I found out that they allow dogs in the office! The recruiter gave me a nice tour of the campus. After my presentation I was asked to take a short engineering design quiz followed by a series of one on one interviews. I had lunch with some people I would potentially be working with (lunch is catered every day). The recruiter contacted me about a week later and told me they are moving forward with an offer. The whole process took about 4 weeks. Overall, I thought the interview process went well and as organized. I look forward to getting started!
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I was asked something about the hoop stress in an externally pressurized thin wall evacuated cylinder.
Mechanical Design Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Hyperloop One with 3.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 47.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Mechanical Design Engineer roles take an average of 32 days to get hired, when considering 3 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Hyperloop One overall takes an average of 29 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Hyperloop One as a Mechanical Design Engineer according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 19%
Phone interview: 19%
Presentation: 19%
Background check: 13%
One on one interview: 13%
Skills test: 13%
IQ intelligence test: 6%
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