R&D Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Philips with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 75% positive. To compare, the company-average is 66.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for R&D Engineer roles take an average of 21 days to get hired, when considering 5 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Philips overall takes an average of 26 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Philips as a R&D Engineer according to 5 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 38%
One on one interview: 38%
IQ intelligence test: 13%
Skills test: 13%
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I applied online. I interviewed at Philips (San Diego, CA) in Mar 2021
Interview
Standard interview process. Initial Phone Call with recruiter, 30 minute phone screen with panel of 6 interviewers. Most of the questions were experience based with a couple that are scenario based.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about your experience at your old job.
How do you go about solving competing agendas.
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Philips (Bangalore Rural) in Jun 2025
Interview
The first round was an online test, which was based on core/domain mcq after clearing first round my round 2 was scheduled which was technical discussion lasted for 30 minutes.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
they asked about analog electronics, electrical machines and power electronics
Email from recruiter, short call with hiring manager, hired a day later. I was a consultant through a 3rd party, so likely easier than most. Very quick process. Enjoyed my time there.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about the environmental regulations you've worked with in the past.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Philips (San Diego, CA) in Oct 2023
Interview
Got a call from HR letting me know that they wanted to have a technical interview. Two separate interviews. One with the head of R&D and one with the hiring manager.