Substation Design Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at HDR with 2 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 71% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Substation Design Engineer roles take an average of 7 days to get hired, when considering 1 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at HDR overall takes an average of 30 days.
Common stages of the interview process at HDR as a Substation Design Engineer according to 1 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 100%
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I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at HDR (Irvine, CA) in Nov 2025
Interview
The HDR interview process didn’t follow a fixed outline or set of questions; it was much more conversational. At times, it felt like the interviewers were asking whatever came to mind. The interview was held on Zoom with two people on the panel.