I applied online. I interviewed at Solar Turbines (San Diego, CA) in Jun 2026
Interview
Applied online and received a video interview with the hiring manager, general questions about experience and then an overview about the role and the company and later I asked questions. It took about 30 minutes
The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Solar Turbines (San Luis Obispo, CA) in Oct 2023
Interview
Did a quick 1 on 1 interview with them in person after meeting with them at a career fair. Very Kind people and seemed to care about their employees a lot from what I could gather.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They mainly asked questions about projects I've worked on and how I either learned a lesson or worked as part of a team.
The interview process was with a panel of people and the questions were about getting your personality. They would ask about certain scenarios in order to understand your work history. Overall the company and culture seemed like a very good fit.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me a time you had a challenging problem, how did you resolve it?
Mechanical Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Solar Turbines with 2.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 33% positive. To compare, the company-average is 67.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Mechanical Engineer roles take an average of 64 days to get hired, when considering 7 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Solar Turbines overall takes an average of 33 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Solar Turbines as a Mechanical Engineer according to 7 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 25%
Group panel interview: 19%
Phone interview: 19%
Drug test: 13%
Background check: 13%
Presentation: 6%
Skills test: 6%
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