I applied online. I interviewed at KBR (Houston, TX) in Apr 2026
Interview
Went through several rounds of interviews. Overall felt like I was given a good opportunity to highlight skills and showcase my current skills. Interview was conducted by three individuals, with a script of questions. All in all very professional.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked many questions, My role was more leadership based And they asked how I would handle employees that were struggling at work.
One interview was over the phone with Human Resources, next was the hiring manager. The last day I was interviewed on site with five other employees to learn more about the position and they also asked me questions.
KBR uses a straight forward interview process. Candidates appear to be vetted properly ahead of the formal interview and there is no overly complex layered application process unlike other peer companies.
Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at KBR with 2.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 86% positive. To compare, the company-average is 74.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Engineer roles take an average of 48 days to get hired, when considering 7 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at KBR overall takes an average of 27 days.
Common stages of the interview process at KBR as a Engineer according to 7 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 36%
Skills test: 18%
Phone interview: 9%
One on one interview: 9%
Background check: 9%
Personality test: 9%
Other: 9%
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