I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at DCA Design (Warwick, West Midlands, England) in Jan 2025
Interview
Pre-interview assessment questions (maths and mechanics), then a 2 hour in person interview with a panel of 2 people which included CV discussion, reviewing the pre-assessment questions and another 20 minute technical exercise (sketching mechanism design concepts).
Interview questions [4]
Question 1
Calculate if someone gets wetter if they walk or run in the rain.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at DCA Design (Warwick, West Midlands, England)
Interview
Submitted cv, asked to come for an interview. The day before the interview was asked to complete some behavioural questions. Head office in Warwick appeared fairly nice. Only during the interview was it made clear there would be more than one stage to the application process for the position. The first was an interview with a head engineer and was 2.5 hours, the second would involve presenting to the managing director and last 5 hours. Would not discuss potential salaries, not even bands, only saying they were competitive and offer a few perks.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Talked through cv, asked to come up with as many mechanisms/methods of converting vertical motion into horizontal motion in a specific ratio as possible and then explain them in detail, asked to explain how one of their insulin injection pen mechanisms works.