Senior Mechanical Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Eaton with 2.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 65.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Senior Mechanical Engineer roles take an average of 120 days to get hired, when considering 3 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Eaton overall takes an average of 29 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Eaton as a Senior Mechanical Engineer according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 30%
Phone interview: 20%
One on one interview: 20%
Skills test: 10%
Background check: 10%
Presentation: 10%
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Multiple hour interview with different teams. Some were core technical and others mostly behavioral. Mostly they wanted to see how I am going to fit for the role. It was friendly environment and it was very easy to answer the questions. I did not feel any nervousness while interviewing.
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tell about yourself, give an example while you had to manage a difficult colleague/manager
I had three rounds of interviews with three different sets of people from the hiring team. Also I also had short interview with HR before going to the technical interview.
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Mostly how I would manage/work in a team, how I would proceed solving a problem.
I applied online. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at Eaton (Davenport, IA) in Jan 2025
Interview
I would avoid at all costs unless you like to waste your time. I applied in November and had 2 phone screens relatively quickly and then an in person in January. HR was conveniently gone for my in person so I couldn't ask questions. Then I got a verbal offer in February and expressed interest and then was left hanging over 5 weeks with ignored calls before I finally got an actual offer paper and then the salary was below what was initially discussed. I ultimately didn't accept the role because they couldn't honor a wage that was within the range described on their job posting. I got told the salary range was an Eaton standard, not what they're actually going to pay. Also, good luck getting reimbursed for mileage for driving to the interview!
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a time when you had to overcome a difficult situation with a team member