I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Blue Origin (Seattle, WA) in Jan 2016
Interview
It was a very elaborate first interview. The tour of the facility was awesome, but the interview after was lackluster. Be prepared to defend every word on your resume. And know every equation and theory from your basic classes. And whatever you do, don't mention SpaceX or Virgin Galactic. Hopefully you can learn from my mistakes, best it luck.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Know all your basic physics and materials equations.
I applied online. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Blue Origin (Seattle, WA) in Jan 2016
Interview
I had a phone interview with Blue Origin Human Resources personnel. Then, I was forwarded to a line manager for another phone interview. Human Resources responded quickly that I would not fit for this job, but I might be a fit for another area. Several days later, I was scheduled for another phone interview with two managers. However, this was cancelled because after the managers reviewed my resume. They decided they were looking for someone with more experience than I had. I noticed the job description was later changed to 5 years of experience rather than 2. Disappointed. But, I will keep applying to more openings.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked me to walk through my resume and clarify items on the resume.
I applied online. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Blue Origin
Interview
Applied online, heard back within a week, talked to HR about the company, they asked what I currently do etc. They really hyped up Jeff Bezos, thought that was a bit out of scope considering Seattle isn't his biggest fan. As a former SpaceX employee they made a subjective comment "our CEO has always had a passion for space exploration, unlike another billionaire who started a rocket company because he thought it would be cool." I can only imagine this was directed at Elon, anyways I went with it and setup a phone interview the following week. Got a call almost 10mins later than the scheduled time, and was asked "what do you want to do: Firmware, Hardware, PCB, RF ..?" from there I was quizzed on designs I had shared .... seemed like they were too busy and didn't prepare for the interview.
I got hung up on a fundamental concept I hadn't seen in a while, interview was 50mins, was then told, "you'll hear back from us tomorrow" ...I proceeded to ask what happens next if I am selected. Interviewer seemed almost reluctant to tell me, but stated it would be an onsite interview with the team. Got a call the next morning stating "we are going to pass on you" .....
Interview questions [5]
Question 1
What would the setup be for an RC Low-Pass Filter? How will increasing/decreasing the values of "R" and "C" change the center frequency?