Design Engineer I applicants have rated the interview process at Pratt & Whitney with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 78% positive. To compare, the company-average is 69.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Design Engineer I roles take an average of 23 days to get hired, when considering 10 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Pratt & Whitney overall takes an average of 30 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Pratt & Whitney as a Design Engineer I according to 10 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 20%
Phone interview: 16%
Drug test: 16%
Group panel interview: 12%
Background check: 12%
Skills test: 12%
Personality test: 8%
Presentation: 4%
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I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Pratt & Whitney (Aguadilla, PR) in Jun 2022
Interview
Signed up for an in-person career fair and they called me soon after to schedule an interview. 30 minute long interview with a resume review, standard leadership and project questions. Got an offer on-the-spot.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tells us 3 areas (technical/behavioral) where you think you can improve upon.
Why should we choose you to work at P&W?
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Pratt & Whitney in Sep 2025
Interview
1 on 1 with an engineer day after meeting recruiters. Mix of behavioral and technical questions, asked me about experience + past tasks at internships. It seemed like they were hiring directly for their team, location preference didn’t matter.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Name one time you disagreed with teammates / explain how you handled it.
I applied through college or university. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Pratt & Whitney (Candelaria) in Mar 2025
Interview
Overall was very nice the experience. The recruiter asked me 10 questions were all of them were behavioral questions. Try to explain all your knowledge and experiences in those questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Explain one time you disagree with a person you were working with
Is just one interview with the hiring manager is not a big complex interview. Just be chill and know your projects very well. They will ask standard interview question like if you need to meet a deadline what do you do. What is your vision for 5 o 10 years.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a difficult situation and how do you resolve it.