I applied online. I interviewed at Viasat (Carlsbad, CA)
Interview
Multiple interviewers (about 9 or 10) with widely varying approaches. Ranging from friendly to engaging to borderline hostile. Provided lunch and ended with a bubbly HR person telling me they had other candidates. I never got so much as a follow up email.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If I see 10dB and you see 0dB why is that happening?
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Viasat (Carlsbad, CA) in Apr 2021
Interview
I had a technical phone call to discuss the job process and other things about the job with an engineer. The phone call was quick and short. It was done over a phone call.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked me how to calibrate some RF test equipment
45 minutes pretty simple. Half technical half behavioral questions. I had a one on one interview at their Tempe location in Arizona. I was interview by the director at the location.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell about a time you had an idea and your team rejected it.
Test Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Viasat 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 64.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Test Engineer roles take an average of 32 days to get hired, when considering 6 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Viasat overall takes an average of 28 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Viasat as a Test Engineer according to 6 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 31%
One on one interview: 25%
Group panel interview: 13%
Skills test: 13%
Presentation: 6%
Drug test: 6%
IQ intelligence test: 6%
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