The problem was presented in written form, so I made the unfortunate mistake of taking the “typical to what you’ll be asked to work on” statement literally. Keep in mind Blue Origin’s mission includes human spaceflight goals. Given Blue Origin’s mission, the written description was a woefully inadequate problem description. But my mistake escalated because I assumed my solution required consideration of how the transducer might produce errant input (including data gaps, unknown initial conditions, etc). I realize my assumptions violated the “start simple” rule of tackling interview questions, but the overall context of flying HUMAN LIFE to space, and the interviewer’s presentation of the problem as “typical” contributed to my error. I have encountered similar interview questions that attempt to determine if a candidate can recognize such issues and incorporate them in their solution from the start.