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      Design Release Engineer Interview

      Sep 12, 2019
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Irvine, CA
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Rivian (Irvine, CA) in Sep 2019

      Interview

      Two Phone interviews, followed by On-Sit interview (Power-Day Interview). I got an email initially confirming a phone interview. Then had a 15mins phone call with HR, followed by 40 minutes phone interview with Hiring Manager. Then was invited over to Rivian for Power Day interview which lasted from 8:30am to 1:00pm. Lunch was included. Was given a tour of the facility for the first 30 mins, then interviewed by Manufacturing Team, Release Team, Program Management Team, Technical Team, Purchasing Team, and finally lunch with Two of the team members. Got feedback that I was passed in a week.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Ohm's Law, Joules Law, Questions on Previous Work Experiences, In-Depth technical questions, Questions about DRE process and knowledge of Test methods / what parameters you use to create a test plan?
      Answer question
      9

      Other Design Release Engineer interview reviews for Rivian

      Design Release Engineer Interview

      May 8, 2022
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Irvine, CA
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Rivian (Irvine, CA) in Apr 2022

      Interview

      First contacted by the recruiter, super friendly, probably the best recruiter I've ever met. Second round with Hiring Manager talking about the resume. It was okay. Panel interview with a presentation and 6 interviewers, overall about 4 hours. There is one interviewer who is probably the worst I have ever seen, he is a level 2 engineer and did not even know how long the interview session should be and when I told him 45 min, he acted like wow, this is too long and a waste of his time. This was the first negative impression. He did not even prepare any proper questions for the interview. He is a control engineer so tried to ask me control and thermodynamics questions, which are not even relevant to the function of the role I applied for. Then he switched to material questions and the way he asks questions was so unconstructed that I don't even know what he was looking for despite the fact I know all answers to his question after 5 minutes of clarification. This young man's communication skill and interview skill is totally out of his league, to the point I was confused about how he was hired. One bad apple spoils the whole bunch. After the interview with the company, I understand why there are so many negative reviews about the company. This company does not deserve the recruiter I contacted with.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Situational questions regarding their design process. Technical questions not related to Design Release Engineer at all like knowledge of control and thermodynamics. Basic Material question regarding stress strain curve and material choice.
      Answer question
      2

      Design Release Engineer Interview

      Mar 4, 2021
      Anonymous interview candidate
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Rivian

      Interview

      Multiple back-and-forths with different recruiters and hiring managers, all whom seemed to have not read any bit of my resume or portfolio. Ultimately got ghosted without even the courtesy of being told "No". Absolute waste of my time. From talking with different sources, the company seems like a mess. They have a ton of funding right now, but that won't compensate for incompetent engineers. and management.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      The basic questions that are asked at literally every interview.
      Answer question
      6

      Design Release Engineer Interview

      Aug 2, 2021
      Anonymous employee
      Farmington Hills, MI
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Rivian (Farmington Hills, MI) in Jan 2021

      Interview

      Had a call with Hiring Manager, proceeded to a panel followed by one on one with the team. Well structured conversation getting an insight in to the cross functional teams you will deal with on a daily basis.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      DFMEA process, technical questions regarding the products. Experiences with physical testing and launch.
      Answer question
      2

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