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      Senior Mechanical Engineer Interview

      6 Feb 2014
      Anonymous employee
      San Jose, CA
      Accepted offer
      Negative experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at WD (San Jose, CA)

      Interview

      Emails, interview, not a lot of technical questions

      Other Senior Mechanical Engineer interview reviews for WD

      Senior Mechanical Engineer Interview

      2 Mar 2013
      Anonymous employee
      San Jose, CA
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at WD (San Jose, CA) in May 2012

      Interview

      Interview process started with a phone screen with a technical manager (above ~25 people). After a few questions about my background, he gave me information about the department and some hard drive overview information. One week later, I was flown to San Jose for my on-site interview, which consisted of seven 1:1 interviews with engineers and technical managers followed by an informational interview with HR to discuss benefits. Interviewers seemed very interested in my background and technical/design experiences. Some asked me technical questions (mostly textbook-based about strength, stiffness, material properties, frequency analysis), some asked about my background and projects, some asked me some "puzzlers," and all asked what I was interested in doing if I join the group (CAD, testing/qualification, or analysis).

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      What are stress and strain? How can you calculate beam deflection under loading? How can you calculate resonant frequency of a mass-spring system?
      Answer question
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