I applied online. I interviewed at Air Force Research Laboratory (Edwards AFB, CA) in Mar 2015
Interview
Hired through a private contractor to work with AFRL civilian government.
Initial phone interview went over work history and resume.
On site interview met with all members of the team (~12) for an all day interview. Interview included tour of the lab, lunch and I had to give a 30-min presentation on a project that I worked on.
Meetings with people were just to discuss my experience and why I wanted to work there.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Air Force Research Laboratory
Interview
It was a video call conference with the top researchers that are working on artificial intelligence research. I was on call with these researchers while we discussed the various things we are doing in the lab.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Question: What are your strengths?
Question: What are your weaknesses?
I applied through other source. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Air Force Research Laboratory (San Antonio, FL)
Interview
Very low key. I was mostly asked questions on my educational background and where I thought I could fit in to the organization. I actually interviewed over the phone without knowing prior to the call. So as far as that situation came about, the interview was very mild.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Questions were mostly based on educational background. They were very interested in computer/mathematical modeling, organic chemistry, explosives design, and design of experiments.
Research Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Air Force Research Laboratory with 2.3 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 90.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Research Engineer roles take an average of 7 days to get hired, when considering 3 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Air Force Research Laboratory overall takes an average of 42 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Air Force Research Laboratory as a Research Engineer according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 33%
Background check: 33%
Phone interview: 33%
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