After successfully completing the online USA Hire Assessments and scoring high enough to be considered a "Best Qualified" candidate, your application is forwarded to managers at the NASA centers you selected. If chosen, you will have an interview (typically in a panel format with a matrix supervisor and other managers or engineers). Most interviews are setup virtually on Teams. The interview lasts approximately 45 minutes with the opportunity for you to ask questions. I was asked a mixture of technical (Resume based) and behavioral questions - this experience will depend on what organization you were chosen to interview for. Generally, the more lab based organizations will ask for more technical questions than the non-based ones. They want to get to know you as well as your skills. Do your best to tell a story when answering the "Why NASA" question. As for the technical questions, make sure to know your fundamentals and how they may apply to the organization you are interviewing for.
I was asked mostly behavioral questions with a follow-up on which project I was most proud of as a STEM major. There were five interviewers total and they took turns introducing themselves and explaining the timeline as well as the program.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you had a challenging teammate.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at NASA (Edwards AFB, CA) in Dec 2025
Interview
The interview process was fairly simple. Phone interview began with talking about experiences and learning about what the department I was applying to does. Then there were some technical questions but nothing crazy complex.
Easy process. After meeting with pathways office, a hiring manager called for phone interview. After that they brought me in person to meet in a very informal setting. Overall the process was great
