Quality Engineer I applicants have rated the interview process at Smith+Nephew with 3.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 25% positive. To compare, the company-average is 51.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Quality Engineer I roles take an average of 43 days to get hired, when considering 8 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Smith+Nephew overall takes an average of 30 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Smith+Nephew as a Quality Engineer I according to 8 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 28%
One on one interview: 17%
Group panel interview: 17%
Personality test: 11%
Presentation: 11%
Skills test: 6%
IQ intelligence test: 6%
Other: 6%
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I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Smith+Nephew in Jun 2017
Interview
First had a 30 minute phone interview which resulted in an invitation for an on-site interview.
On-site interview was scheduled for 1 hour with 3 interviewers. I was first given a tour then sat in a conference room to talk about my experiences and how they would relate to the job at hand. Spent about 1 hour and 45 minutes on-site for this interview. At the conclusion of the interview I was told I would hear back in a week or two. It's been 7 weeks and I never received feedback from this interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you set up a mechanical test on a sample?
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Smith+Nephew
Interview
They took a long time to respond to me. Whole process lasted about 2 months and I went through 3 rounds of interviews. One recorded interview, one online interview, and a final in person interview at the location. They were really nice
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How do your current role and the skills you currently use translate to this position
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Smith+Nephew (Pittsburgh, PA) in Jan 2025
Interview
I received an email stating that, on behalf of Smith+Nephew, they would like to schedule a 30-minute phone interview with me. However, from the start, the interview felt confrontational.
First, the interviewer claimed the position wasn’t suitable for me because I didn’t live in the Pittsburgh area—until I clarified that many people commute daily from Ohio to Pittsburgh. Next, they stated I lacked manufacturing experience, which I corrected by explaining that the majority of my experience has been in manufacturing environments, working directly on the production floor. Finally, the interviewer concluded that I had too much experience for the role.
They flew me out for an interview after several phone interviews, then ghosted me for weeks afterwards. The people seemed nice to work for, but there was a lack of communication in the process.