Mechanical Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory with 3.5 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 76% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Mechanical Engineer roles take an average of 25 days to get hired, when considering 8 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory overall takes an average of 38 days.
Common stages of the interview process at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory as a Mechanical Engineer according to 8 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 25%
Presentation: 25%
Group panel interview: 17%
Background check: 8%
Phone interview: 8%
Drug test: 8%
Skills test: 8%
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I applied through college or university. I interviewed at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Sep 2020
Interview
Interviewed through GHC. Interviewer was younger, very nice. Was not very technical, more asked about my background and experiences. Tell me about yourself. What was one time you worked on a team and there was conflict, how did you handle this.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What are the considerations when designed something to go into space?
30 minute phone interview followed by about 5 to 6 interviews with different engineers or management. Each engineer interviews you for about 30 to 45 minutes. At least 3 of the interviews are technical and trying to gain insight on work experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Please demonstrate your design skills by drawing a free body diagram and solve for the maximum force on this frame.
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Interview
The onsite interview was all day. I met with numerous experienced engineers and they asked many challenging technical questions related to various sub-disciplines of mechanical engineering. Questions had to be answered with pencil and paper, white board, or verbally.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you derive the equations of motion for a cylinder rolling down an inclined plane?