I applied online. I interviewed at Blue Origin (Kent, WA)
Interview
They spent an hour with everyone in the room listening in as I presented my career. Then I went from one interviewer to another and each spent an hour quizzing me on technical subjects. After 4 hours it felt more like an SAT test than an interview as I was rushed from one person to the next. It was then that I realized that nobody had asked if I had any questions or even said a word about the position. Was it stress or design? Ground support or flight? Florida or Washington? They supposedly dont have "formal titles" so it seemed like everyone just kinda goes around and does whatever. When the recruiter found out I wasn't interested in Washington State, we parted ways. It was definitely for the best, because it was obvious that the company is pretty far behind the bell curve. I wasn't impressed with any of the interviewers, and the hiring manager had only been with the company for 2 months. Their attitude is clearly "You're here to try and prove yourself to us" rather than a 2 way conversation to see if both the individual is a good fit for the company and the company is a good fit for the individual.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Sketch the shear and moment diagrams for a pinned, pinned beam with a distributed load, draw a typical stress strain curve and label the parameters, draw bearing bypass loads on a composite plate, draw a freebody diagram of a fastener holding two plates together and discuss what you would check, what is top down design, how would you design this fin, etc...too many more to list.
HR phone screen then hiring manager interviewer. He didn't seem to be interested in interviewing me. They just wanted to get it over with. Interview started out by the manager saying he must ask these questions because HR told him to.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Past experiences the interview stuck with the Blue Origin line of questioning.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Blue Origin
Interview
Initial 30min Recruiter Screening that asked mostly motivation for working at Blue Origin and what technical skills you bring that match the Job Description. During the same meeting, I was told I'd be going forward to the panel interview.
My panel was 5 1-on-1 45 min sessions. Very big mixture of behavioral and technical questions depending on who you're interviewing with.
The interview process was smooth and easy to organize. Everything was set up efficiently and completed within a few weeks. There was a panel interview with several experts on the team. Overall, I had a great experience.