Protection Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories with 3.4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 89% positive. To compare, the company-average is 61.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Protection Engineer roles take an average of 17 days to get hired, when considering 9 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories overall takes an average of 21 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories as a Protection Engineer according to 9 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 20%
Group panel interview: 13%
Skills test: 13%
Background check: 13%
Personality test: 13%
Drug test: 10%
IQ intelligence test: 7%
Presentation: 7%
One on one interview: 3%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories
Interview
The interview process was well laid out at the initial conversation, and was a pleasant experience all through. Interview still being conducted remotely as at the time of writing. HR-Technical- then -GROUP/TEAM interview
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
SCADA/HMI dev experience.S
Differential Relay?
Zones of protection?
How does a transformer operate?
CT orientation/polarity/placement?
I interviewed at Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories
Interview
The Interviewer was great and very kind. Asked basic questions and asked about the company values. It was a creening call. Overall the experience was good and heard a response.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (Charlotte, NC) in Mar 2025
Interview
HR round
Hiring Manager round
Panel Interview
They said it was with hiring manager, but there were more than 2 people in the interview and it was pretty rapid fire. Answered 80-90% of questions right, but did not get selected.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They introduced themselves and asked me to Introduce myself
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (Irvine, CA) in Nov 2022
Interview
2 interviewers asked questions 1 after another and tried to show how their knowledge is more superior compared to mine. Deliberately asking questions outside of my resume when I have no experience in the field and its not even related to protection engieer role.