Design Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Sensata Technologies with 3.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 60% positive. To compare, the company-average is 56.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Design Engineer roles take an average of 10 days to get hired, when considering 6 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Sensata Technologies overall takes an average of 23 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Sensata Technologies as a Design Engineer according to 6 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 38%
Background check: 15%
Skills test: 15%
Phone interview: 15%
Personality test: 8%
Presentation: 8%
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I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Sensata Technologies (Attleboro, MA)
Interview
Three interviews took place over half a day: one second level manager focused on behavioral and experience questions; and two first level managers both focused on reasoning and technical reasoning through very technical problem solving questions. Since I had prior experience the interview was more technical as expected but I enjoyed the challenge! The entire process took about two weeks and HR communications was good but my biggest complaint was the one week reply once an offer was made - far far too short especially since other companies were being courted. I asked for a higher offer but Sensata didn't budge, and in retrospect I should have walked away. Luckily Sensata seems to have made up for it but in general this is not typical. I recommend starting at a high salary (if possible) since most companies like to value employees differently once they are "locked in."
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Question 1
I forgot the exact question/wording but my favorite was one of those technical reasoning questions along the lines of "rationalize and estimate out loud the amount of radial wear on your car tires during a road trip." There is essentially no correct answer but what is being measured is your ability to identify and reason through both significant and insignificant factors, just like any typical engineering problem. For example while you don't need to know the exact CTE of air, you need to be aware that it contributes (though small) to enlarging the diameter of the tire thereby decreasing (though small) the wear on the tire.
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Sensata Technologies in Nov 2018
Interview
Brought many college students together for a "Fun Friday," with 4 breakout interviews and a tour. Took most of the day. Questions were technical and challenging and focused on engineering fundamentals such as free body diagrams and beam deflection.
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Question 1
What could you vary in a given beam to make it easier to bend?
I applied through college or university. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Sensata Technologies (Boston, MA) in Oct 2017
Interview
I encountered Sensata at a college career fair and submitted my resume to them.
About four business days later they contacted me about an on-campus interview scheduled for two business days later.
I met with the interviewer for only thirty minutes and mostly went over my resume and personal projects, and how the skills intersected with the skills they were looking for. We also talked about the function and operation of the sensors being developed at Sensata.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe how a temperature sensor might operate. What would a sample circuit look like?
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Sensata Technologies in May 2017
Interview
Applied online, Skype interview. Mostly technical questions and questions around CV. At the end of interview, we both agreed that this was not good for us. If you are applying you should know what they are looking for and prepare and practice them well before the interview.