I applied through another source. The process took two weeks.

The potential manager reached out to me via LinkedIn to set up some time to describe the company. I had a great conversation with him and had lots of questions because of their cool product and great mission. I moved on to the second round, which was labeled as the technical interview. I asked the recruiting coordinator if there was anything I should prepare for. I was relayed the information that no preparation was needed and to briefly review statistics and materials. Given this, I spent maybe five hours reviewing these topics via old notes and online resources to refresh myself on the general concepts of these. Going into the interview, I was presented with four "normal" technical problems resembling college textbook or midterm problems. I was very caught off guard and did my best to answer, but ultimately knew I was not well prepared for it.

As expected, I was not offered the job, but I wish I was more well informed on what to expect. The manager gave me a call to let me know, and he too was not informed of what I was told. It seems like a great manager, so it was a very unfortunate situation that may have been resolved with better communication.

• Natural frequency of materials
• Truss problem
• Bolts problem
• Dynamic forces on product question