Mechanical Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Eaton with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 77% positive. To compare, the company-average is 65.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Mechanical Engineer roles take an average of 14 days to get hired, when considering 14 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Eaton overall takes an average of 29 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Eaton as a Mechanical Engineer according to 14 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 27%
Skills test: 17%
Background check: 13%
Group panel interview: 13%
Personality test: 10%
Drug test: 7%
One on one interview: 7%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
Presentation: 3%
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The first one was very technical asking you about prior experience and ended with him explaining future career paths and what I’ll be doing. I was pretty nervous but ended up making it to the second round. I’ll follow up once the second round is completed.
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What was something you struggled with during your experience
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Eaton in Sep 2025
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The interview process was quite smooth. The technical questions were asked from the basics. HR round was good too. They asked about my family background, strengths as well as weaknesses.
I applied online. I interviewed at Eaton (El Paso, TX)
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It was good, just took too long to get an response after the 2 initial interviews. The job description was accurate and was a good fit but they took about 3 months to get back to me and I was already offered a better job with a different company.
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Talk about myself and why I was looking for another job.