I applied online. I interviewed at Intuitive (Mountain View, CA) in May 2021
Interview
Probably the best interview process in Silicon Valley (besides the longevity). Very friendly engineers and fair questions. I ended up withdrawing because of personal reasons but wish I could have continued.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. Applied online, recruiter reached out
2. Spoke with department manager about my background and he elaborated more on the position.
3. Live coding interview with senior engineer. Simple C question and then more complex C++ system design, but he basically asked me what kind of questions I wanted.
4. Take home coding challenge. This is where I decided to pull out of the interview for personal reasons but the coding challenge was very reasonable and relative to the job.
5. next steps would have been review of coding challenge
6. Then finally the panel of 5-6 interviews
I applied online. I interviewed at Intuitive (Sunnyvale, CA) in Mar 2021
Interview
Very proactive and communicative approach. It was conducted smoothly via Zoom calls given Covid restrictions. Staged approach starting with HR then through the function recruiting manger and head plus key stakeholders.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Management Style and relevant experience for the role.
I applied online. I interviewed at Intuitive in Mar 2021
Interview
1. HR scheduled a video interview with hiring manager, mainly went through resume experience
2. Another 1-hr video technical interview with hiring manager, all technical questions
3. eight 1-1 onsite interview
Overall the process is fast and painless, they provide fast feedback
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. how many pins/sphere need to be installed for ensuring two plate can always mate in spec under frequent assembly and disassembly
2. GDT and tolerance questions
3. Cantilever beam, make sure you remember max deflection and MOI equation
4. FEA question, stress and deflection relationship
5. know three views, then you can make one cut on a block, in order to meet these three views.
6. accuracy and precision
7. K value when springs in series or parallel
8. one hollow bar, the other is solid bar, on a slope, they have same mass, who reach bottom first
9. explain MMC
10. lots of behavior question, for example, who inspire you the most and why? what your colleague will comment you if you die and you have god view to hear their discussion.....