Garrett Advancing Motion Software Engineer interview experience

Before the real technical discussion, I did a short modeling test in Onshape, and once I finished, the interviewer gave me time to ask questions. That early structure helped me settle in.

From there, the technical evaluation leaned heavily into fundamentals and domain knowledge. In my case, it came through as a barrage of questions tied to my project, especially around control and how I approached parameter adjustment and harmonics. They then shifted into the EV domain, asking about speed control in different motor types and other domain-specific tradeoffs. Even the HR portion didn’t feel