I applied through a recruiter. The process took 10 months. I interviewed at Sandia National Laboratories (Albuquerque, NM)
Interview
First off your education accomplishments are highly regarded at Sandia. Even if you have many years of experience your grades will matter when you are hired. You also have to pass a very extensive background check which actually requires investigators to personally contact people you know. I was given a tour of the facility and shown several impressive technical achievements designed and built at Sandia. Then I was interviewed by 4 different managers to see where I fit best.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
There were some very personal questions that I didn't expect. Technically the interview process was quite benign.
I interviewed at Sandia National Laboratories (Albuquerque, NM)
Interview
Panel type interview with 3-5 members with a set of fixed questions plus some job specific questions. Interview is very heavily favored towards a behavioral type interview. Specific job function questions will be tailored towards the type of engineer you are applying for.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell us about a time you had to overcome conflict?
It's customary to give a talk. Series of half-hour interviews over the course of a day, mostly describing your work and standard questions like "why do you want to work here?" or "what are your research interests?"
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Question 1
Tell me about a successful project you've completed
I applied in-person. I interviewed at Sandia National Laboratories (Albuquerque, NM)
Interview
Many technical interviews. Limited behavioral questions. Really kind people, will require a technical presentation and be ready to answer several questions during that. You will meet with several scientists on levels above and the same as you.
