I applied online. I interviewed at Phoenix Tailings
Interview
I'll start by saying that the company is pretty cool and the people there seem quite nice and passionate. However, this interview process is respectfully one of the worst I've seen in any application I've done. There are 7 steps involved (listed below), and the delay and poor communication between each makes the process quite annoying to balance. I applied in May and only received the offer (85,000$/yr) in late August with multiple weeks of no communication. After negotiating I was told to wait for the updated offer which never came and I ended up taking another opportunity in the meantime. Overall, between the poor communication, the slow timeframe, and the team's habit of missing their meetings with my references, I would sadly not recommend applying to a position here unless you're in it for the (very) long haul.
Had a 15 minute phone screen where they asked me about my background. But most of it was the interviewer explaining what the company mission was (preserving american supply lines, fighting chinese dominance over rare earths, etc). He only asked very generic questions about my background.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. Explain your background
2. How much do you know about the company
3. What are you looking for in the future with this kind of job?
I interviewed at Phoenix Tailings (Burlington, MA)
Interview
Got an initial phone screen after recording a couple interview questions online, Did not get an offer back but sent me a rejection letter a couple week later. Overall a pretty standard interview practice, but did mention that long hours were common on the job
I applied online. I interviewed at Phoenix Tailings (Burlington, MA) in Jan 2026
Interview
came in and company has around 90 people and saying they will build a lot of factory in the world, however doesn't seem true to me. Willingness for sponsor and saying if you need one they are happy to provide. A lot of work load seems like.
Mechanical Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Phoenix Tailings with 3.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 40% positive. To compare, the company-average is 7.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Common stages of the interview process at Phoenix Tailings as a Mechanical Engineer according to 5 Glassdoor interviews include: