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?
It was nice. Standard phone screen then a technical round pretty friendly and chill. Comp could be better I guess depending on the area. It’s 2 15 minute coding challenges
Screen call with HR followed by a short call with an engineer on the team I would be working for. Finally, a 3 hr long interview with the hiring manager and 3 other team members.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Blue Origin (Kent, WA) in Oct 2018
Interview
Initial phone screen interview, im an electrical engineer, so the basic screen was about very simple circuits 1 or 2 questions, don't be worried about this. Next part was about an hour long review of my resume with my potential hiring manager, and this was much more in-depth. You should really be confident about your resume and work experience and be able to explain it competently.
The last part was an onsite interview to Seattle, which was amazing, they pay for everything and they really set you up nicely. The on-site interview was the most technical interview I have ever done and it was extremely rigorous and long (about 5 hours). With emphasis on an intial hour technical presentation + Q/A. Then 4-5 30 minute 1 on 1 interviews. They take you out to lunch which is nice as well.
I think overall the technical on-site does not need to be too stressful, just make sure your presentation is good and that you spend a lot of time developing it. No one is trying to grill you, just trying to make sure you're a good fit.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Transmission line theory type questions. Analog hardware and non-idealities. Basic coding question.