Engineering Manager Interview Questions

“Fairly standard for the most part. The group project was the most unexpected and, for me, difficult due to my reserved nature.”

“detailed techniacl question about a switch array”

“Describe what you would do if your boss assigned you a project that he needed completed in 4 weeks but you realize that it actually takes 6 weeks to complete, but your boss tells you that 4 weeks is…”

“The role play was the most difficult. I was given 15 minutes to review a scenario that involved me needing to deal with a disgruntled union employee who didnt trust management.”

“Interview questions were not challenging, and not technical engineering question were asked.”

“Questions specific to the expertise required for the position are asked. If you will be designing plastic parts you should expect questions that will test your knowledge of the injection molding…”

“There was nothing unexpected - the difficult questions are where they find a bug and ask about it (e.g. - "at line 37, what happens if there is an error?").”

“How will you add value to the enterprise within the first 30 days?”

“tell me about your management style.”