It was good and welcoming. The questions were mostly behavioral and leadership related. It took about 30 min but there is second interview. Two people were interviewing me who both were also new engineers.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell us about your leadership skills and experiences?
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Boston Scientific (Alajuela) in Aug 2025
Interview
Frist attend the webinar or else they would reject you, next if you have good cv they give you a interview, anf if you pass you go to the medical exams
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What i liked about the company and how i dealt with problems
Two rounds of interviews - first round with Manager + Senior Engineer. Second round with Senior Manager + Principal Engineer. Most of the questions were about my past experience. Were asked about approach to risk for NPI.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
When creating a risk file for NPI projects, how would you estimate occurrence rates?
Smooth and straightforward. The interview team is very amenable to various lines of questioning. Technical and design challenges were also communicated well. Overall I felt my concerns as a candidate were well addressed.
R&D Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Boston Scientific with 2.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 80% positive. To compare, the company-average is 66% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for R&D Engineer roles take an average of 26 days to get hired, when considering 11 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Boston Scientific overall takes an average of 26 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Boston Scientific as a R&D Engineer according to 11 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 33%
One on one interview: 27%
Group panel interview: 13%
Skills test: 13%
Presentation: 7%
Personality test: 7%
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