I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Scaled Composites (Mojave, CA) in Nov 2024
Interview
45 phone call. Mostly getting to know you, little bit on the technical side. This is the first step in their interview process. Next will be technical. Applied online and got a response within 2 weeks.
Got a phone interview about 1 month after I applied online. Basic questions on engineering. This was followed by an onsite interview. It was about 3 hours long, where 3 different had about an hour each to interview. Questions were in depth and detailed, some surprising. Midway through the interview there was lunch and a tour of the facilities.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Calculate the order of magnitude of the distance of the twin towers at the tip versus the bottom, not assuming the Earth/ground is flat. Also, how fuel does an airplane (of your choosing on the posters in the room) carry.
I applied online. I interviewed at Scaled Composites (Mojave, CA)
Interview
How many ping pong balls can you fit in this room. Shown a picture of Scaled Composite airplane and asked to name them. Describe an experience in which you had to deal with conflict with another person. How would you design the HVAC in the cabin of a space vehicle.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Explain how a turbojet engine and turbofan engine works.
Design Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Scaled Composites with 3.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 77.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Design Engineer roles take an average of 14 days to get hired, when considering 4 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Scaled Composites overall takes an average of 23 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Scaled Composites as a Design Engineer according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 29%
One on one interview: 21%
Personality test: 14%
Skills test: 14%
Group panel interview: 7%
Other: 7%
IQ intelligence test: 7%
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