I applied online. I interviewed at General Atomics (Adelanto, CA) in Jul 2017
Interview
Interview process took months. Started off with a simple 15 minute phone interview in June with an HR representative. Before the phone interview, I was emailed a link to which I had to send to 5 references and make sure they completed the survey reference within 24 hours. After a couple weeks I was finally scheduled to interview with 2 engineering managers at the Adelanto site. The managers were friendly but it was clear they were looking at my resume for the first time. They asked for a couple minutes while they read my resume and circled a few things. The interview was mainly personality questions, few technical questions. The interview lasted about 45 minutes. After the in-person interview I had to keep emailing HR every week to try to figure out the status of application. I was eventually told my application was a finalist but was put on hold until around September. I contacted HR in September and was told the position was closed for an unknown reason.
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I applied online. I interviewed at General Atomics in Aug 2017
Interview
It was the standard two step process, phone then in-person interview. Phone interview was nothing out of the ordinary, just gauging qualifications. Flew out to the in-person interview a couple weeks later. First talked to HR about benefits, then talked to a panel that consisted of people I would work with, and then spoke with the hiring manager at the end. It was a mix of technical and ability questions, both to determine knowledge level and figure out how you solve problems. I found the entire process very professional and I got along great with the team. Unfortunately, they came back with an offer that was WAAAAY below my minimum amount for the SD area and would not budge. I hate for it to be about money as everything else was fantastic, but there was no way I could live with my family on that offer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Hiring manager asked me to write out a flow chart for a previous platform I had worked with. Nothing too difficult and he didn't care about the technical information so much as my ability to convey information and think on my feet.
I applied online. I interviewed at General Atomics (San Diego, CA) in May 2017
Interview
I applied online, and then I got an email to set up a phone interview. The phone interview was about 15-20 min and consisted of personal and technical questions. The technical questions were very specific textbook problems, that I struggled with because I have a hard time thinking in my head with those kinds of questions, and I feel the need to see the problem on paper. Personal questions asked about how well you work with a team, etc.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is the circuit called where an op-amp's output is connected in feedback?