Senior Mechanical Engineer Interview Experience - San Diego, California
Process
I was referred by an employee. I spoke with an internal recruiter. Then I spoke with a hiring manager, and he indicated that he wanted to set up the next steps. A week later, the recruiter called me to ask if I wanted to move forward, and if so, to provide times to interview. I responded with my times within an hour. I gave two weeks of times, and then heard nothing for over a week, so I contacted the recruiter again. The recruiter said they had to look at the schedules and he would get back to me the following week. Another 10 days went by without a response, and I re-contacted the recruiter. He said he had to look at the schedules. I repeated this every two weeks, two more times. After the fourth attempt and 8 weeks later, I gave up contacting him. No wonder this company has so many openings; they cannot even set up an interview!
Questions
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the ASML Senior Mechanical Engineer role in San Diego, California.
Success Rate
ASML's interview process for their Senior Mechanical Engineer roles in San Diego, California is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having mixed feelings for ASML's Senior Mechanical Engineer interview process in San Diego, California.
ASML Work Experiences
- 4.0Great workplace overallSenior Mechanical Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Diego, California, United StatesDecember 16, 2024Pros: Interesting work, great culture, and not overly stressful.Cons: The bigger the company, the bigger the politics.
- 5.0Good company culture, interesting workSenior Mechanical Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Diego, California, United StatesOctober 10, 2022Pros: A good job is something that provides: * Autonomy * Complexity * A direct connection between effort and reward ASML provides all that. ASML shows autonomy by letting employees do remote work (if applicable). The work is complex and interesting by its very nature – we are building highly complicated machines. Lastly, ASML provides reward for good effort in numerous ways, such as the reward programs (points which can be converted into gift cards) and salary raises that go beyond inflation. As an engineer or scientist, if you develop an experiment or test plan and need money, there's very little pushback for ordering equipment or tests. And, ASML is fond of letting engineers and scientists stay as engineers or scientists – it's the managers who deal with the political conversations such as headcount and budgeting, etc. Engineers and scientists can stay technical without wearing many hats. Lastly, ASML company culture is very family friendly. Managers and co-workers are very understanding when time is needed for doctor's appointments, or if childcare falls through, etc.Cons: Some employees are spread quite thin if there is high demand for them. ASML needs more headcount – and they are hiring all the time – but there is so much work to do!
- 4.0Fascinating work at the cutting edge of technologySenior Mechanical Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Diego, California, United StatesJune 24, 2022Pros: Organizational structure gives a relative amount of autonomy compared to other places I’ve worked. Status updates are actually useful rather than a forum for management to hold everyone’s feet to the fire. Company expresses a lot of interest in the continued development of tech, rather than just riding the profits of past successes. Work-life balance is at least as good, if not better than other jobs I’ve had.Cons: Still a huge company, so there’s some bureaucracy.
