Product Development Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Zimmer Biomet with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 55% positive. To compare, the company-average is 63.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Product Development Engineer roles take an average of 27 days to get hired, when considering 11 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Zimmer Biomet overall takes an average of 31 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Zimmer Biomet as a Product Development Engineer according to 11 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 32%
Phone interview: 27%
Group panel interview: 14%
Presentation: 9%
Background check: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 5%
Drug test: 5%
Skills test: 5%
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I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Zimmer Biomet (Warsaw, IN) in Apr 2018
Interview
The interview process was broken into approximately 4 separate interviews.
HR Interview - 30ish mins
Engineering Team Interview - Usually 2-3 team members - 30ish mins
Second Set Team Interview - 2-3 team members -30ish mins
Manager Interview - 15-30ish mins
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Simple Engineering concept questions - Beam Loading, manufacturing processes, force diagrams.
Engineering situational question - Broach handle has complaints about loose connection. Walk through how to address issue.
Managerial preferential/behavioral questions - Time you competed, Time you failed, Time you overcame difficulties.
Resume questions - Tell me about A, B, C in your experience.
Inspiration style question - why this position, why this company, what drives/motivates/frustrates you
A couple phone interviews then in person on site. Everyone was nice and the interview was mainly behavioral. I met with a panel of 5 people. The range of titles that interviewed me was good and allowed me to see different areas of business.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How I handle group projects and collaborating across functions.
Three rounds of interviews; the number of rounds depends on the size of the team. The questions depend on person to person, but be prepared with basic interview questions. Be ready to talk about your past experiences and skills. I did not have an HR round.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If I had any prior experience with drafting protocols
As you would expect from an online interview: 10 mins intro, 10 mins questions from reviewer, 10 mins of overview about the company. No technical questions, focused on background and experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Can you speak to a time where you were challenged during the design process?