Systems Engineer I applicants have rated the interview process at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory with 2.8 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 76% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Systems Engineer I roles take an average of 109 days to get hired, when considering 12 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 Systems Engineer I according to 12 Glassdoor interviews include:
Presentation: 19%
One on one interview: 16%
Group panel interview: 16%
Drug test: 12%
Phone interview: 12%
Background check: 9%
Skills test: 7%
Personality test: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
Other: 2%
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I applied through college or university. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (Pasadena, CA) in Dec 2015
Interview
Submitted my resume via an on-campus interview and was selected for an in person interview at my school. After that interview I was invited for an on-site interview with JPL. The on-site interview consisted of several 1 on 1 interviews with various group heads, and a technical presentation to the department. I felt pretty comfortable through the whole process and didn't find the experience to be overly stressful. The onsite interview is a full day process 8am-4:30pm, so make sure to get a good night's sleep before
Unfortunately JPL initially scheduled me with the wrong department and by the time they were able to get my scheduled with the correct group and get an offer lined up it was past my deadline for the other offers that I had. Overall JPL seems like a great company and place to work, however their HR department is definitely sub-par.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
When, in a leadership position, have you had to deal with a difficult situation and how did you resolve it?
I interviewed at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (Pasadena, CA)
Interview
There will be a number of phone screenings and technical interviews. This will sometimes be followed by an in-person technical interview. They will then reach out to you with an offer if you are a good fit.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Give some example devices used for attitude control and determination.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Jan 2023
Interview
Two phone screens with group manager & section manager followed by a technical presentation and panel interview. Phone screens were mostly just going through resume and answering questions about the company. The technical presentation was on a past project I've worked on, and the panel interviews were highly technical and involved in-depth systems engineering, EE, and coding questions. Much more difficult panel interviews than I expected, but they thoroughly vet their candidates.
I applied online. I interviewed at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (Pasadena, CA) in Apr 2022
Interview
Hiring Manager emailed, to schedule a 30 min call. Then they scheduled an online presentations (Covid time) with managers/senior members. This followed with one to one interviews over few next days.
The HR person was very rude and was the most difficult and annoying part of the interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
how scaling size of a beam will change the frequency of the beam