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Engineer Interview Experience - Los Angeles, California

June 25, 2026
Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

One of the worst interview experiences I ever had: it was rescheduled 6 times. I was told 5 different things on what the presentation expectations were. It wasn't reviewed until the day before my interview, despite it being ready and available to them 2 weeks ahead of time.

The interview panel (one person in particular) had the worst attitude. It was made clear that they do not value employees, and anyone who questioned the manufacturing process would effectively be shut down (this was a manufacturing engineer). No one else asked questions or made comments while this person berated me, while she was effectively wearing a pajama hoodie with ears to an interview.

Would not take this company seriously at all.

Questions

Please prepare a 30 min technical presentation (followed by a 30 min Q&A) highlighting a hands-on, hardware project.

Recommended details include:

  • Scoping of requirements and problem statement introduction
  • Architecture selection and manufacturing method decision
  • Detailed design and working with engineering on design for manufacturability
  • Validation approach
  • Challenges and lessons learned

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Hermeus Engineer role in Los Angeles, California.

Success Rate

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Pass Rate

Hermeus's interview process for their Engineer roles in Los Angeles, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

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Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Hermeus's Engineer interview process in Los Angeles, California.