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      Mechanical Design Engineer Interview

      Oct 12, 2020
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Mainspring Energy in Oct 2020

      Interview

      ( this position was for Mechanical Design Engineer, Sr. to Staff position) The recrutier contacted me after I had applied online. We had a 30 min phone call - basic stuff were asked like salary requirements , and why changing job etc. After this call, I had an interview with one of the managers. After the interview, no response from recruiter for 2 weeks. After two followups , another recruiter got in touch with me and setup another video interview. Two days after this interview, I was told this would be the last round of video interviews. 6 more interviews were setup with various people ( team members, managers, vice president). I was also asked to give a 20 min presentation on a tough engineering problem. Within two days after the final interview I got a call from the manager saying that they were not offering me the job. Most of the interviews were technical, and the general layout was 30 min going thorugh resume/behavioral questions and 20 min brain teaser questions. The brain teaser questions were on GD&T, heat transfer, mechanical of materials and basic physics. They were tyring to gauge how I brainstrom and come up with solutions. Everyone who interviewed were professional and it was a positive overall experience. I asked questions on runway, financing and they gave me a decent background what I could expect in the next 2 years. It certainly feels like a nice place to work and a cool product to work on.

      Interview questions [2]

      Question 1

      Talk about a hard engineering problem you worked on
      Answer question

      Question 2

      How would you measure the straigtness of the ID of a long pipe?
      Answer question
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      Other Mechanical Design Engineer Interview Reviews for Mainspring Energy

      Mechanical Design Engineer Interview

      Oct 24, 2023
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      San Francisco, CA
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at Mainspring Energy (San Francisco, CA)

      Interview

      3 Technical round of interview, highly application based. I could get through first 2 rounds, last round had two interviewers, One senior design manager and 1 mechanical engineer. Both highly qualified which made me a little nervous.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Solidworks part creation, hook's law etc
      Answer question
      1

      Mechanical Design Engineer Interview

      Jan 4, 2023
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Menlo Park, CA
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Mainspring Energy (Menlo Park, CA) in Dec 2022

      Interview

      30 min screening with recruiter followed by 1 hour one on one with hiring manager and a 5 hour panel interview. They insist on fast interviews and then ghost after the interviews. It has been 3 weeks since my final interview for which i prepared a presentation and interviewed for 5 straight hours at least have the courtesy to send a rejection email. Avoid this company.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Mostly technical questions related to profile
      Answer question
      2

      Mechanical Design Engineer Interview

      Jun 24, 2021
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Mainspring Energy

      Interview

      30 minute background check with HR then Google Meet with Senior Engineer for about 45 minutes. Questions were mostly on GD&T, Heat Transfer, and manufacturing and mechanical work knowledge in general

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      what kind of manufacturing equipment have you used before
      Answer question

      Mainspring Energy interviews FAQs

      • Mechanical Design Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Mainspring Energy with 3.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 40% positive. To compare, the company-average is 38.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
      • Candidates applying for Mechanical Design Engineer roles take an average of 21 days to get hired, when considering 5 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Mainspring Energy overall takes an average of 31 days.
      • Common stages of the interview process at Mainspring Energy as a Mechanical Design Engineer according to 5 Glassdoor interviews include:

        Phone interview:  26%

        One on one interview:  26%

        Group panel interview:  16%

        Background check:  11%

        Other:  5%

        Personality test:  5%

        Presentation:  5%

        Skills test:  5%

      • Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -

        1. Mechanical Engineer(5) ;
        2. Mechanical Engineering Intern(3) ;
        3. Staff Engineer(3) ;
        4. Staff Mechanical Engineer(3) ;
        5. Analyst(2) ;
        6. Engineer(2) ;
        7. Sales Development Representative (SDR)(2) .


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