SolAero Technologies Interview Questions
& Process

After my online application was reviewed by the hiring manager, the HR person gave me a call. They set up a phone interview with the hiring manager, which was pretty standard. The manager went through my resume and asked about my project management experience for each of my past jobs. He seemed happy and mentioned he'd set up an onsite interview at their headquarters in Albuquerque, NM, within a few weeks. A couple of weeks later, HR contacted me again to let me know who I'd be meeting. They also suggested I get ready for a 30-minute presentation on why I thought I was a good fit. During the onsite, I met with the project management team and answered typical behavioral questions, like how I handle conflicts with vendors and customer change orders. I think it went really well. The last 30 minutes were my presentation, where I showcased my project management skills and experience and how they aligned with Solaero's corporate values.

The interview involved a presentation and then I met with several groups of people. First, I presented myself to 9 interviewers split into 3 groups. After my 20-minute presentation, 6 people left and 3 remained for the first interview. Then, another group of 3 interviewed me. The questions focused on my past work and experience, essentially asking me to recall and explain what I've already done, rather than assessing my knowledge of their current projects or my ideas about them. Since I already have a degree covering these topics, it felt like a rehash and a waste of everyone's time. The process was rigorous and quite frustrating. They took me to lunch and showed me around the facility, where the operators wore specialized PPE, likely due to handling carbon fiber composites. Afterward, I met with HR to discuss salary expectations and the company's benefits, including Cigna insurance. The overall experience was frustrating rather than positive. Ironically, some interviewers during lunch mentioned they were also looking for other engineering roles, which was a strange thing to share with me.

Horrible! 3+ hrs of same questions or just being left in a room alone; waste of my time and a ton so needless stress. HR doesn't communicate in their company recieve feedback nor do they review submitted online applications. Their online application questions are redundant and applications are not reviewed post submission which is why there are still openings. Employees will admit the facility has issues and most are on the way out.

It was a phone interview with HR, then a second phone interview with the hiring manager and a team member. After that, there was a half-day in-person interview that included a presentation. The whole thing took about a month. Some technical questions about the satellite design process came up. The interviews weren't too hard, but they took a lot of time.