Structural Design Engineer Interview Questions

2,924 structural design engineer interview questions shared by candidates

Conceptual questions such as what happens to a candle that is lit in a spacecraft? You have two concentric pieces of material one is steel one is aluminum - how do they deform when an external load is applied to both at the same time? What is the elastic modulus of steel and aluminum? What is the difference between using a tape measure to measure something on the ground versus on the ceiling?
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Structural Engineering Intern

Interviewed at Relativity Space

3.4
Oct 14, 2020

Conceptual questions such as what happens to a candle that is lit in a spacecraft? You have two concentric pieces of material one is steel one is aluminum - how do they deform when an external load is applied to both at the same time? What is the elastic modulus of steel and aluminum? What is the difference between using a tape measure to measure something on the ground versus on the ceiling?

They do not ask you typical questions like, "why did you apply for this company?", "Tell me about yourself.", "What makes you think a good fit for this role?". After a very short introduction of the interviewer (engineer), they move straight to the hypothetical technical questions. If you have a D: 7.5ft, H: 100ft launch vehicle standing on the launch pad to test if the launch pad can hold up the vehicle when the engine is fired, how would you test? What are the things that you need to consider?
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Structural Design Engineer

Interviewed at Relativity Space

3.4
Oct 27, 2021

They do not ask you typical questions like, "why did you apply for this company?", "Tell me about yourself.", "What makes you think a good fit for this role?". After a very short introduction of the interviewer (engineer), they move straight to the hypothetical technical questions. If you have a D: 7.5ft, H: 100ft launch vehicle standing on the launch pad to test if the launch pad can hold up the vehicle when the engine is fired, how would you test? What are the things that you need to consider?

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