The hiring process at Rivian takes an average of 7 days when considering 1 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Sr.Process Engineer had the quickest hiring process (on average 7 days), whereas Sr.Process Engineer roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 7 days).
I applied online. I interviewed at Rivian in Nov 2020
Interview
Average interview process through a video call. Great conversation with hiring manager. Job seemed like a great fit for skills and opportunities. Will definitely be applying to another engineering position when available.
Contacted by recruiter, had a phone screen with a member of the team and then a 2.5 hour series of interviews with three people back to back.
The interview itself was not bad. Personally, I don't believe I was a good fit for the team so I am not surprised I didn't get the job; however, I have had no contact from the recruiter or anyone from Rivian since the day of my interview. I spoke with the recruiter directly after my interview and she said she would let me know either way, and I just never heard back. I know that this is a fact growing company with an aggressive to market deadline, but it is very unprofessional to leave candidates hanging like this. It is very telling of what direction this company is moving in.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is your background?
How would you start to think about a design project?
What would you do if you you don't know the answer to something?
Where would you go if you didn't have other design professionals in the company to help you figure out a problem?
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Rivian (San Jose, CA) in Oct 2020
Interview
I was interviewed for a welding engineer position. Four people interviewed me through Zoom, but only one body-in-white engineer did welding work before. The rest asked me questions irrelevant to welding.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Have you done any simulations of a large structure? What is a ‘heat source’? Why did you use a filler wire? What are the differences between using laser and arc? What does the first principle mean for you? Describe 3D printing.