The first interview was an initial 45-minute phone call to gauge my background and abilities. They then required a nearly full day of interviewing over video conference. It started with a presentation that I had to prepare prior to the interview day. I delivered this 10-minute presentation, which was on any topic, ideally one that would highlight my abilities and knowledge around vehicle dynamics and design. This was followed by about a 10-minute Q&A period with all the interviewers. Following this presentation, I had six separate 1-on-1 interviews (approximately 45 minutes each), with about a 15-minute break between every two interviews. Unfortunately, the second-to-last interviewer had scheduling conflicts due to travel, so they moved my schedule around, and the window of time I was interviewing for ended up being around 7.5 hours total. It was a pretty tiring day.

The interviewers seemed to have different roles, with varied areas of questioning. One of the mechanical design engineers was tasked with gauging my ability in solid mechanics and material properties. Another focused on testing my knowledge of vehicle dynamics as a whole. Others wanted to see my experiences as an engineer and the types of problems I've solved. One interviewer showed me an example of a recent design issue they'd had with one of their vehicles and asked for my thoughts on how it could be improved using an understanding of vehicle design.

What is the ratio of the natural frequency of a 1 cm x 1 cm x 0.1 cm rectangular piece of steel to the same size piece of aluminum?