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      Mechanical Design Interview

      24 Nov 2019
      Anonymous interview candidate
      San Diego, CA

      Other Mechanical Design interview reviews for Northrop Grumman

      Mechanical Designer Interview

      13 Jan 2015
      Anonymous employee
      San Bernardino, CA
      Accepted offer
      Declined offer
      Positive experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Northrop Grumman (San Diego, CA) in Jan 2018

      Interview

      Simple Group Interview asking questions about what our background was as well as what we wanted to do for the rest of our education (Masters in Engineering/MBA etc.) and then a single interview with a department head asking us further questions.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      What was a time you solved a conflict within a team?
      1 Answer
      Neutral experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Northrop Grumman (San Bernardino, CA) in Dec 2014

      Interview

      I applied on NGC's website and got a phone call about 2-3 weeks later. The hiring manager/head engineer asked me about my resume, previous design projects, and experience with FEA software. He asked if I was available the next day for an onsite interview. After I said yes, he told me I would need to give a 10 minute presentation on my previous design projects. Interview Day: I arrived and was escorted in by the hiring manager. I began with my presentation to 4 of NGC's engineers (including the hiring manager) which lasted much longer than 10 minutes because of a lot of questions. After the presentation, the hiring manager asked me several questions on theory. We covered stress-strain curves and beam theory. Then I interviewed separately with each of the engineers that I gave my presentation to. One guy asked mainly behavioral questions. Another went into depth about my resume and gave me a little quiz where I had to hand draw a 2D drawing on a simple 3D part and make sure it was properly labeled (hole callouts, dimensions, fully defined, etc.) At the end, I had some final words with the hiring manager and was done. I interviewed right before the holidays and was told I wouldn't hear back until the first week of January since most of the employees would be on vacation. I got an offer letter on jan 6, which was earlier than I exoected. I also didn't expect to get the job because I feel like my interview only went okay and not outstanding, and I don't have a lot of experience. But I think what I said at the end of the interview made an impact, which was "I've interviewed with other companies and they've all told me that i interview well but the selected candidate had more experience. I would just like to say that I'm the type of person that will spend extra hours to catch up and learn the skills I need to know on my own time. So like during this winter break, I'll YouTube videos on how to use the 3D CAD and FEA software without you asking me to and without getting paid." This was only my 3rd interview but the 1st interview where I had to make a presentation and was asked questions on basic engineering theory.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Draw the stress-strain curve for a metal and label important parts in the curve. (i.e. Yield Stress, Ultimate Tensile Stress, Fracture, Elastic Stage, Necking)
      Answer question
      4