Mechanical Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Rivian with 2.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 17% positive. To compare, the company-average is 45.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Mechanical Engineer roles take an average of 29 days to get hired, when considering 12 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Rivian overall takes an average of 30 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Rivian as a Mechanical Engineer according to 12 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 30%
One on one interview: 30%
Group panel interview: 15%
Presentation: 10%
Background check: 5%
Drug test: 5%
Personality test: 5%
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I applied online. I interviewed at Rivian (Los Angeles, CA) in Mar 2021
Interview
Initial call with recruiter, follow up call with hiring manager, then final rounds of a panel interviews.
If you have other pending opportunities, I'd recommend pursuing them, and not waiting to hear back from them.
Given they have a lot of applicants, it doesn't appear they have the bandwidth to follow up if you're not a fit. Might sound like an apologist viewpoint, but that's likely the reality. Feel free to apply if you're ok with that outcome.
They'll ask about your work history, and how it relates to the job you're interviewing for. Pretty standard interview questions - no puzzles or brain teasers that some places like to throw at you. They just want to see if you're a fit, and gauge your technical capabilities against the role.
They asked me questions about my career and skills and i answered them and then they asked more questions and then i answered those too. yes i did mhmm for sure i did
Started with a call from a recruiter asking me about my resume. 2 weeks later got invited to a panel with multiple interviews with different engineering leads. Mostly behavioral questions with some technical questions.
3 rounds, fairly quick process. Recruiting was very helpful and polite. Mix of technical and behavioral questions. Left feeling like I had a good idea of what the job would be like (rotational program for new grads.)