Met at a job fair originally, where I answered some technical questions and was offered an interview. At the actual interview I was asked about my interest in the field, as well as being asked to explain a technical topic to them.
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at ACCO Engineered Systems (Pasadena, CA) in Feb 2026
Interview
Two meetings were part of the interview process: one was devoted to behavioral inquiries, and the other featured a technical question. All in all, it was professional, doable, and a worthwhile educational experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked to teach something we've learned in class. It could have been anything you learned but I recommend something correlated to the position.
We spoke with 3 rounds of interview people in person at the Pasadena headquarters (this was before COVID). We also toured the office and got to meet the workers there.
Design Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at ACCO Engineered Systems with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 67.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Design Engineer roles take an average of 19 days to get hired, when considering 10 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at ACCO Engineered Systems overall takes an average of 21 days.
Common stages of the interview process at ACCO Engineered Systems as a Design Engineer according to 10 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 33%
One on one interview: 17%
Background check: 11%
Phone interview: 11%
Drug test: 6%
Presentation: 6%
Skills test: 6%
IQ intelligence test: 6%
Other: 6%
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