I applied online. I interviewed at Intuitive in Apr 2017
Interview
First interview was with the recruiter which was quite easy. The recruiter was quite helpful and got back to me after every round for follow up.
Second interview was with the hiring manager. Pretty easy. Mostly on my resume: coursework, design projects etc. He seemed impressed and moved me to the next round right after the interview.
Third round was a webex call with 5 team members, one after the other. Almost all the questions were on my resume, career goals, previous work. The interviewees were : the hiring manager, a manufacturing engineer, an electrical engineer and two mechanical engineers. The interviews went quite well. Got an e-mail from the recruiter in a week saying the team had decided to go ahead with a candidate who had more "hands-on experience".
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
FMEA- Which of R,P,N would you try to reduce (Answer is O). Tell me about your work with design of experiments, Tell me about a machine or a fixture you designed. Why mechanical engineering? Why automation? What electrical related work have you done? what was your first job? how do you work in a team?are you an introvert or an extrovert?how does your desk look like? how much time do you spend at the desk and at the workshop in a week?
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I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Intuitive
Interview
HR contacted me after a friend at the company forwarded my resume.
After a brief phone interview, I was invited to a 6 hour on-site interview session with several engineers, manager, and a director.
HR contacted me after the on-site interview to get references and again later to provide a verbal offer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How many degrees of freedom does this instrument have?
How does this manipulator maintain dual parallel constraints to without a conventional 4-bar linkage design?
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Interview started of with very general phone interview. Was invited to come in for an in person interview. Meet with a lot of people who asked a wide range of questions (technical, materials, project management, culture, why you wanted to work for ISI, manufacturing methods, past accomplishments, how it's made).
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They gave me a few different components out of project they currently sell and asked me how I would make them (CNC mill, lathe, MIM, injection mold, etc.).