Mechanical Engineer Intern applicants have rated the interview process at Northrop Grumman with 2.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 43% positive. To compare, the company-average is 74.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Mechanical Engineer Intern roles take an average of 21 days to get hired, when considering 7 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Northrop Grumman overall takes an average of 32 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Northrop Grumman as a Mechanical Engineer Intern according to 7 Glassdoor interviews include:
Drug test: 22%
Phone interview: 22%
IQ intelligence test: 11%
Presentation: 11%
Group panel interview: 11%
One on one interview: 11%
Skills test: 11%
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I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Northrop Grumman
Interview
I received one, 30 minute phone call. My interviewer talked for a majority of the time. I attempted to ask about the company, and he gave very vague responses. I later found out that he was no allowed to tell me more about the work done, since 90% of it required a security clearance to look at.
After this one 30 minute phone call I received an offer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about your past experience, and why you are qualified for this role.
Panel of engineers get on a call and ask you standard interview questions. Once interview is concluded, received offer within a couple of weeks. The interviewers were had high technical knowledge but kept it fairly informal.
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Question 1
Why do you want to work at Northrop Grumman, specifically at this facility?
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Northrop Grumman (Charlottesville, VA)
Interview
The interview process consisted of one recruiter phone screen, which was followed by one panel interview. The process was pretty straightforward, and the majority of the interview was focused on behavioral questions. They got back to me within 2 weeks.
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Question 1
What is a project you are proud of? How did you deal with a difficult team member?
Online interview with two managers, about an hour long. They were friendly and accommodating with scheduling, as they were even willing to postpone the interview date when I get super sick the week I was initially supposed to interview.
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Question 1
They mainly asked about projects I've worked on, what my interests are and how it will align with the team's projects, my skillset, and some behavioral questions.