Mechanical Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at National Instruments with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 75% positive. To compare, the company-average is 72.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Mechanical Engineer roles take an average of 12 days to get hired, when considering 4 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at National Instruments overall takes an average of 19 days.
Common stages of the interview process at National Instruments as a Mechanical Engineer according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
Presentation: 18%
Group panel interview: 18%
Skills test: 18%
One on one interview: 18%
Background check: 9%
Phone interview: 9%
Drug test: 9%
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I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at National Instruments (Austin, TX) in Sep 2018
Interview
They were very quick to reach out after talking to them at my school's career fair. I had applied online for their ELP program but they reach out to me with this R&D internship. This was a half technical half behavioral interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Name as many manufacturing processes for this part (they gave me an all metal components)
I applied through college or university. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at National Instruments in Sep 2014
Interview
I interviewed with two gentlemen at my University a few days after the career fair. They called me a few hours after the career fair letting me know they wanted to interview me. After the interview it was about a month before I heard back from them with my offer letter.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If you were to design an enclosure for a PCB, how would you do it?
I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at National Instruments (Austin, TX) in Jan 2014
Interview
Was brought in for an on site interview. It was a day long affair which included two question sessions that quizzed me on my problem solving ability. Along with that I gave a technical presentation.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you set up a printing using two encoders to be able to determine the direction that the printer head is moving.