I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (Pasadena, CA) in Mar 2019
Interview
Interview Process was highly technical with multiple rounds of interviews. First a general get to know you screening using with a recruiter
After you will be interviewed by some of Lead engineers on the team. They will ask technical questions but nothing like beam deflection etc, more trying to see your capacity to think outside the box, and innovate.
Final round will be a technical presentation with multiple interviews with managers in the team and other stakeholders.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What are some challenges you believe we face in Space manufacturing and exploration, what are ideas you believe can be implemented to improve these aspects
30 minute phone interview followed by about 5 to 6 interviews with different engineers or management. Each engineer interviews you for about 30 to 45 minutes. At least 3 of the interviews are technical and trying to gain insight on work experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Please demonstrate your design skills by drawing a free body diagram and solve for the maximum force on this frame.
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Interview
The onsite interview was all day. I met with numerous experienced engineers and they asked many challenging technical questions related to various sub-disciplines of mechanical engineering. Questions had to be answered with pencil and paper, white board, or verbally.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you derive the equations of motion for a cylinder rolling down an inclined plane?
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Sep 2020
Interview
Interviewed through GHC. Interviewer was younger, very nice. Was not very technical, more asked about my background and experiences. Tell me about yourself. What was one time you worked on a team and there was conflict, how did you handle this.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What are the considerations when designed something to go into space?
