Zipline

Mechanical Engineer Interview Experience

November 21, 2022

Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I applied online. The process took two weeks.

I thought it was a good balance of technical and culture questions. The interviewer gave clear and straightforward answers about the day-to-day of the job as well as the opportunity on the team to grow. It took a while for them to get back to me, but in the end, I appreciated the interviewer's transparency and updates on their hiring process.

Questions

Tell me about an engineering project that you worked on recently.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 8 interview experiences for the Zipline Mechanical Engineer role.

Success Rate

25%

Pass Rate

Zipline's interview process for their Mechanical Engineer roles is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive38%

Neutral63%

Negative0%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Zipline's Mechanical Engineer interview process.

Zipline Work Experiences

Haste Makes Waste

Mechanical Engineer • Former Employee

South San Francisco, CA

Pros: - Compelling mission and concept for delivery. - Impressive talent to work alongside.

Cons: - Overall culture is busy and stressed, not much to foster friendships - Running unnecessarily lean: very low tolerance to cut you - Toxic culture carried over by former Tesla, SpaceX, etc... - Frequent re-orgs and lots of first-time managers putting blame on you in stressful environment

Haste Makes Waste

Mechanical Engineer • Former Employee

South San Francisco, CA

Pros: - Compelling mission and concept for delivery. - Impressive talent to work alongside.

Cons: - Overall culture is busy and stressed, not much to foster friendships - Running unnecessarily lean: very low tolerance to cut you - Toxic culture carried over by former Tesla, SpaceX, etc... - Frequent re-orgs and lots of first-time managers putting blame on you in stressful environment

Positive

Mechanical Engineer • Current Employee

October 11, 2021

Pros: Working with people that care a lot about what they do and being able to see and connect with your impact as an individual on a near daily basis is rewarding.

Cons: They give big responsibilities to junior folks and have really tight development timelines. This can sometimes cause predictable program delays.

Mechanical Engineer • Current Employee

October 11, 2021

Pros: Working with people that care a lot about what they do and being able to see and connect with your impact as an individual on a near daily basis is rewarding.

Cons: They give big responsibilities to junior folks and have really tight development timelines. This can sometimes cause predictable program delays.

Mechanical Engineer

Mechanical Engineer • Current Employee

Half Moon Bay, CA

February 2, 2017

Pros: Great coworkers who really care about what they do. The type of work where there are no stupid questions and everyone is all about becoming better at what we do collectively. Location is also great. Beautiful views from the office and the commute is reverse what most people do. So unless you're coming from East Bay there really isn't much traffic at all. Company catered lunch every day is delicious, and dinner provided is also fantastic.

Cons: Lots of workaholics in one place makes it uncommon to leave at 5pm. Hopefully if you come work with us that's something you're down with. People also seem to think they need to give excuses when they take a half day or are out of the office to handle personal matters.

Mechanical Engineer

Mechanical Engineer • Current Employee

Half Moon Bay, CA

February 2, 2017

Pros: Great coworkers who really care about what they do. The type of work where there are no stupid questions and everyone is all about becoming better at what we do collectively. Location is also great. Beautiful views from the office and the commute is reverse what most people do. So unless you're coming from East Bay there really isn't much traffic at all. Company catered lunch every day is delicious, and dinner provided is also fantastic.

Cons: Lots of workaholics in one place makes it uncommon to leave at 5pm. Hopefully if you come work with us that's something you're down with. People also seem to think they need to give excuses when they take a half day or are out of the office to handle personal matters.

Haste Makes Waste

Mechanical Engineer • Former Employee

South San Francisco, CA

Pros: - Compelling mission and concept for delivery. - Impressive talent to work alongside.

Cons: - Overall culture is busy and stressed, not much to foster friendships - Running unnecessarily lean: very low tolerance to cut you - Toxic culture carried over by former Tesla, SpaceX, etc... - Frequent re-orgs and lots of first-time managers putting blame on you in stressful environment

3.0
Haste Makes Waste
Mechanical Engineer • Former Employee
South San Francisco, CA
June 17, 2024
Pros: - Compelling mission and concept for delivery. - Impressive talent to work alongside.
Cons: - Overall culture is busy and stressed, not much to foster friendships - Running unnecessarily lean: very low tolerance to cut you - Toxic culture carried over by former Tesla, SpaceX, etc... - Frequent re-orgs and lots of first-time managers putting blame on you in stressful environment

Positive

Mechanical Engineer • Current Employee

October 11, 2021

Pros: Working with people that care a lot about what they do and being able to see and connect with your impact as an individual on a near daily basis is rewarding.

Cons: They give big responsibilities to junior folks and have really tight development timelines. This can sometimes cause predictable program delays.

5.0
Positive
Mechanical Engineer • Current Employee
October 11, 2021
Pros: Working with people that care a lot about what they do and being able to see and connect with your impact as an individual on a near daily basis is rewarding.
Cons: They give big responsibilities to junior folks and have really tight development timelines. This can sometimes cause predictable program delays.

Mechanical Engineer

Mechanical Engineer • Current Employee

Half Moon Bay, CA

February 2, 2017

Pros: Great coworkers who really care about what they do. The type of work where there are no stupid questions and everyone is all about becoming better at what we do collectively. Location is also great. Beautiful views from the office and the commute is reverse what most people do. So unless you're coming from East Bay there really isn't much traffic at all. Company catered lunch every day is delicious, and dinner provided is also fantastic.

Cons: Lots of workaholics in one place makes it uncommon to leave at 5pm. Hopefully if you come work with us that's something you're down with. People also seem to think they need to give excuses when they take a half day or are out of the office to handle personal matters.

5.0
Mechanical Engineer
Mechanical Engineer • Current Employee
Half Moon Bay, CA
February 2, 2017
Pros: Great coworkers who really care about what they do. The type of work where there are no stupid questions and everyone is all about becoming better at what we do collectively. Location is also great. Beautiful views from the office and the commute is reverse what most people do. So unless you're coming from East Bay there really isn't much traffic at all. Company catered lunch every day is delicious, and dinner provided is also fantastic.
Cons: Lots of workaholics in one place makes it uncommon to leave at 5pm. Hopefully if you come work with us that's something you're down with. People also seem to think they need to give excuses when they take a half day or are out of the office to handle personal matters.

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