The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Blue Origin in Mar 2022
Interview
Received a call from Blue Origin to interview for a role in Savannah GA. The recruiter wanted me to drive 4 hours for a meet and greet, and drive 4 hours home during a workday. Shocked and appalled that a company expects prospective employees to spend an entire working day just to meet with them for 30 minutes. The interview process then requires 4 interviews with a presentation & technical interview. I’m not sure who they think they’re hiring but for an experienced professional with 5 years experience as an manufacturing engineer thats’s ridiculous to expect that much time & dedication.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Technical questions about machining & assembly of flight hardware & how to improve process control.
I had a couple phone screen interviews. One with HR and another with the hiring manager. After that I was flown up to Kent. Then had a panel interview with a technical presentation. Before flying up I had to write a short essay on the future of space travel. After the interviews we had lunch with the interviewing group and a facility tour.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What do these GD&T symbols mean?
I was presented with a drawing and asked to see what difficulties there might be or things that I noticed.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Blue Origin
Interview
Two interviews - first was a 30 min informal phone call with engineering manager who asked questions about my background - what projects I was working on, why I was interested in the position etc. Then some technical questions.
Second interview was virtual video interview with two engineers and two managers. Prepared an essay about my interest in space exploration, an hour long presentation about my background and technical details of projects I have worked on. Then moved to one-on-one sessions with everyone on the panel where they ask more specific questions about my experience, some behavioral, some technical. They also showed some drawings and asked some questions about them.
Finally a call with HR where they asked some more questions about career goals, thoughts about living in Washington, desired salary and verbally extended the offer.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Why are you interested in leaving your current job?