I applied online. The process took 2 weeks.

• First interview with a recruiter: introductions and next steps.
• Second interview with an engineer: two open-ended questions on fluids and structures, walking through the thought process, problem-solving approach, and engineering fundamentals.

1. How do you go about determining how large a parachute needs to be for a rocket? How do you set the terminal velocity of the rocket? Describe the velocity and acceleration over time starting from when the parachute deploys to touchdown in the water. How do I find the pressure at the bottom of a partially filled propellant tank?

2. How can you convince yourself a crane structure isn’t going to break when you try and lift a piece of flight hardware onto the test stand? Explain the calculation for the bending moment of inertia of an I-beam. Draw and label the stress-strain curve for a generic steel material.