LADWP INTERVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWER2

LADWP INTERVIEW QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS




Tell23us23something23about23yourself23-23answer--i.23Name

ii.23Studying23Mechanical23Engineering23at23USC23graduating23
in23May

iii.23Current23co-
author23for23an23AIAA23paper23developing23a23device23that23makes23electrospray23thrust
er23measurement23resolution23improvements23cheaper23and23more23accessible

iv.23Spacecraft23Propulsion23R&D23Co-Op23at23AFRL23this23past23summer23and23deva

Why23are23you23applying23for23this23job23-23answer--
a.23Not23only23am23I23looking23for23a23place23to23grow23and23hold23a23long23term23career
23but23I23am23looking23for23the23right23place23to23grow


b.23I23think23that23this23job23offers23the23right23place23to23grow.23Not23only23have23my23e
xperiences23let23me23see23the23entire23timeline23from23different23perspectives,23but23the
23type23of23work23environment23fostered23(public,23semi-
public,23and23private).23Of23course,23these23environments23vary23greatly23from23place23t
o23place,23but23there23was23something23intangible23about23working23in23the23public23sec
tor23like23removing23the23context23of23profit.23It23enforces23the23feeling23of23doing23some
thing23for23the23common23good.

c.23With23that,23LADWP23has23the23right23values23in23mind23too.23You23can23see23this23t
hrough23the23programs23they23implement23like23efficiency23rebates23and23projects23like2
3the23smart23grid23and23efforts23in23increasing23dependence23in23local23water23supply.23
They23are23actually23aiming23for23a23sustainable23future.

, d.23I23liked23being23able23to23see23a23wide23variety23of23problems23which23I23think23LAD
WP23is23faced23with23since23the23power23grid/
water23supply23system23is23vast23and23complex.23It23puts23their23engineers23up23to23the2
3task23with23these23wheras23it's23very23easy23to23be23pigeonholed23at23some23other23pla
ces.

Why23do23you23want23to23work23for23the23City?23-23answer--
a.23The23City23of23Los23Angeles23is23a23great23city23to23not23only23live,23but23to23work23f
or23as23an23engineer.

b.23LA23is23a23leader23in23implementing23green23initiatives23and23promoting23sustainabili
ty.23Engineer23roles23have23to23be23dynamic23to23keep23up23with23this.

c.23Examples:23Green23New23Deal,23LA23area23is23a23leader23in23EV23sales23which23me
ans23that23the23power23grid23has23to23adapt23to23this23and23removing23dependence23fro
m23outside23water23sources.

d.23I23think23this23dynamic23environment23is23here23to23stay23and23I23am23looking23to23st
ay23with23the23city23and23establish23a23long23term23career23and23watch23the23city23grow.

e.23Also,23I23moved23here23from23Chicago23to23study23Mechanical23Engineering23and23I2
3fell23in23love23with23LA.


Tell23us23how23your23previous23work23experience23or23training23has23prepared23you23for
23this23job.23-23answer--
a.23Wide23variety23of23experiences23develops23a23diverse23problem23solving23skill23set23
which23a23Mechanical23Engineering23associate23for23the23City23of23Los23Angeles23faces

b.23This23skill23set23transcends23into23being23a23valuable23asset

c.23The23job23mentions23research23and23testing23and23dealing23with23plumbing23systems
23and23their23equipmemnt.23At23AFRL,23I23developed23a23flow-
rate23meter23based23on23system23requirements23and23research23and23had23to23build23th
e23circulation23system23as23well23to23verify23that23the23device23works.

d.23The23job23mentions23dealing23with23manufacturing,23construction,23and23installation2
3processes23which23is23very23similar23to23my23work23with23Lear23Corporation23as23a23Ma
nufacturing23Engineering23Intern23where23I23created23a23Virtual23Build23Processes23to23s
imulate23and23characterize23build23processes23to23make23them23more23efficient23and23c
ost-effective.

e.23The23job23mentions23checking23for23code23compliance23which23I23have23as23a23Radi
o23Frequency23Engineering23intern23where23I23tested23consumer23electronic23prototypes
23to23determine23FCC23compliance23and23diagnosed23problems23and23issued23correctiv
e23action23if23not