Mechanical Design Engineer Interview Questions

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Mechanical Design Engineer

Interviewed at Alexander Dennis

3.3
Jul 16, 2016

Why do you want to work for us? Do you have children? Will you be able to do shifts? How many sickness days did you take in your last period of employment? What attracted you to us? Are you married? How old are you?

You have a tank of water with max depth H and a spout of diameter d at the bottom. The spout is held shut by a stopper forced in with a spring mounted on a fixed surface. How do you find the force that the spring needs to exert to keep the spout closed.
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Mechanical Design Engineer

Interviewed at Sensata Technologies

3.6
Oct 28, 2012

You have a tank of water with max depth H and a spout of diameter d at the bottom. The spout is held shut by a stopper forced in with a spring mounted on a fixed surface. How do you find the force that the spring needs to exert to keep the spout closed.

Technical Question: calculate the gear ratios, speed, and torque ( the configuration was a small driver gear (20 teeth), Idler gear (80 teeth), and follower (50 teeth), the rotational direction of the output gear, calculate the torque. The given speed of the driver gear was (5000rpm)
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Graduate Mechanical Design Engineer

Interviewed at De Soutter Medical

3.1
Feb 21, 2023

Technical Question: calculate the gear ratios, speed, and torque ( the configuration was a small driver gear (20 teeth), Idler gear (80 teeth), and follower (50 teeth), the rotational direction of the output gear, calculate the torque. The given speed of the driver gear was (5000rpm)

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