Kyocera Manufacturing Engineer Interview Questions
& Process

The interview was conducted over Zoom with four members of the team. They asked questions related to the resume, including queries about previous job roles and the products manufactured by Kyocera.

Had a phone interview with HR, mostly personality questions. A week later, I was invited for an on-site interview that lasted an hour. It involved 3 engineering managers and the HR manager. The interview was a mix of personality and technical questions. A key moment was when my potential manager, who didn't speak Japanese, needed to translate English words to Japanese and vice versa using an electronic dictionary. He'd pause mid-sentence, show me the translated word, and then finish the sentence in English. This made me decide to intentionally fail the interview. I couldn't see myself working in a place where I'd have such communication challenges with my manager. While he seemed kind, for me, this was a potential disaster. Another manager criticized my GPA, saying it wasn't good enough. The last manager was disengaged, mostly nodding while on his computer. The manager who questioned my GPA had a condescending attitude, possibly due to cultural views on people with weaker academic backgrounds. It didn't bother me much because by the end, it was clear neither side was interested in continuing. As expected, I didn't get an offer, which felt like avoiding a bad situation. They mentioned that the role involves a lot of overtime and working intensely from the start.

I was contacted by a panel of engineers for a phone interview. It was a rushed interview because they started ten minutes late. They didn't offer me the position because I mentioned that I would like to advance in position after 5 years of contribution to the company.