I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Ball Aerospace
Interview
I was first contacted via phone to discuss salary and benefits, and had the actual on campus interview a week later. It was overall a very positive experience; no one tried to "grill" me with engineering questions. I had a good conversation with every person I interviewed with.
Four hour process that consisted of four panel interviews. Each with about three to four people on each panel. Standard questions were asked about the resume, background summary and interests
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why are you interested in model based systems engineering?
I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Ball Aerospace in Mar 2021
Interview
The interview was roundtable and hosted by many people at ball including engineers and hiring managers. The interview was all online. The interview was enjoyable. The interview was not long.
Preliminary interview with GNC hiring rep. The interviewer seemed to imply to me that studying more advanced topics *while doing academic research* was disadvantageous for employment at Ball, since Ball uses more standard "tried-and-true" control strategies. This of course makes sense to some extent, but doesn't a knowledge of more advanced/specialized topics typically imply a strong knowledge of more standard strategies as well?
Interview was short (15 mins) and I don't expect to hear back.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Are you comfortable working with LESS cutting-edge GNC strategies?
Engineer I applicants have rated the interview process at Ball Aerospace with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 76.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Engineer I roles take an average of 52 days to get hired, when considering 6 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Ball Aerospace overall takes an average of 36 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Ball Aerospace as a Engineer I according to 6 Glassdoor interviews include:
Drug test: 27%
Phone interview: 20%
Skills test: 13%
IQ intelligence test: 13%
Group panel interview: 13%
Presentation: 7%
One on one interview: 7%
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