Applications Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Ansys with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 81% positive. To compare, the company-average is 65.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Applications Engineer roles take an average of 23 days to get hired, when considering 16 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Ansys overall takes an average of 26 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Ansys as a Applications Engineer according to 16 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 28%
One on one interview: 22%
Group panel interview: 16%
Background check: 13%
Skills test: 13%
Presentation: 6%
Drug test: 3%
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I applied online. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Ansys (Troy, MI) in Jan 2021
Interview
1. Recruiter phone screen (asked high level questions about position and salary expectations before setting up interview)
2. 3 people panel video interview - Technical (Microsoft teams Video interview - video won’t be turned on by recruiting managers but only by you) - 1hr
3. Work Presentation round (Need to present your work to panel you interviewed earlier)
4. Multi people panel round - not sure about this last one
Interview questions [5]
Question 1
How would you sell the cae software compared to competitors?
What would you do if you didn't find a function available in software you are supporting?
Most of the questions are based on how you drive it. Technical and behavioral mix.
Several steps. First a probing interview by a recruiter (from Ansys, not external), then another interview with a recruiter.
Second round was a technical interview with HR and a technical manager.
Third round was another technical interview with a technical manager.
Fourth round was an in person interview where I had to present a technical topic for 10-15 min for a technical manager and an application engineer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Technical questions about simulation, python programming, work experience, technical question about work.
I applied online. I interviewed at Ansys (Austin, TX)
Interview
Asked multiple questions about CMOS Circuits, STA, asked to calculate the max frequency of a cicruit, Python Scripting and discusses the projects present in my resume. Asked 2-3 behavioural questions.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Ansys (Seattle, WA)
Interview
Panel interview with presentation online, questions during presentation, generally felt informal due to this in particular. Interviewers were upbeat and answered my questions well. The business acumen side of the role was more important than described in job post.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you pitch using ansys software to a customer?