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      R&D Engineer Interview

      18 Apr 2025
      Anonymous employee
      State College, PA

      Other R&D Engineer interview reviews for Penn State

      R&D Engineer Interview

      17 Mar 2022
      Anonymous employee
      State College, PA
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Penn State (State College, PA)

      Interview

      Mostly algorithmic analysis on a whiteboard, and discussing past experience and projects in some detail. Overall process took most of a day and talked to a lot of people at various levels of seniority working on a few different projects.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Describe how a recursive algorithm could be used to solve a path finding problem.
      1 Answer
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Penn State (State College, PA) in Apr 2020

      Interview

      Phone interview and email offer less than 24 hours later. Asked general questions about interests, passions, and technical experience. Interviewed with two people. Very casual and got along well with bosses.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Why are you studying aerospace?
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      R&D Engineer Interview

      17 Oct 2018
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Declined offer
      Positive experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      The process took 8 weeks. I interviewed at Penn State

      Interview

      A month after applying, I got an call to make a phone call appointment with the hiring manager. The phone interview was more about getting to know you and your future career. 2+ weeks later, I got a call for an on-site interview that lasting no more than 3 hours. I got to meet the hiring manager and his team in person and discuss about the position more. They asked basic question about my previous engineering background and asked me to do a simple problem solving for the given situation they proposed. The team is nice and brilliant. Offer was made a month after the on-site interview because the HR was busy.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Questions about past experience.
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