Systems Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at RTX with 2.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 77% positive. To compare, the company-average is 75.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Systems Engineer roles take an average of 26 days to get hired, when considering 146 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at RTX overall takes an average of 29 days.
Common stages of the interview process at RTX as a Systems Engineer according to 146 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 20%
Group panel interview: 19%
One on one interview: 14%
Drug test: 13%
Skills test: 9%
Background check: 8%
Presentation: 7%
IQ intelligence test: 5%
Personality test: 4%
Other: 1%
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I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at RTX (Pittsburgh, PA) in Mar 2018
Interview
Interviewed on-site. Asked about basic Electrical Engineering circuits questions such as calculating stuff in series and parallel. Understanding of voltage division. Basically understanding your basics in circuits and how to calculate them.
Was introduced as behavioral but was fairly technical. Asked a few technical questions about subjects of your choice. Discussed past experiences from my resume and what I would do in other technical scenarios.
Described the work done at the location. Then asked several unrelated technical positions to the job title. Asked about software engineering experience and principles unrelated to job description or responsibilities.
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at RTX (Windsor Locks, CT) in May 2025
Interview
the interview was very laid back and conversational, mainly had typical behavioral questions with no technical questions. the interviewer was clear about when i would hear back and gave enough time to ask questions near the end.