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Product Development Engineer Interview Experience

August 1, 2014
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Process

After applying on the company website, I was contacted by a recruiter, with whom I had a short phone interview. It consisted of very basic questions (some experience questions, work eligibility, willingness to relocate).

After about a week, I was contacted directly by Ford and asked to come on site to the Ford Talent Center. At the Talent Center, they will give a short talk about Ford and show some videos before your interview.

I had a panel of 3 people, which appeared to be the standard. They took turns asking a total of 11 questions (5 "engineering" and 6 behavioral).

I was at Ford on a Friday and received an offer the following Monday.

Questions

There were no questions that stood out as truly difficult. It didn't appear they were trying to stump you, but rather get to know you. On the other hand, many of the questions had multiple parts (which are read at once), so don't be afraid to ask them to repeat a part of the question. I did it multiple times.

My best advice would be to think of several projects you have worked on in the past and know them in and out. Be prepared to answer questions about issues you had during design (time, flaws, restrictions, process), but nothing really technical.

Also think of the interactions you had with team members and how you handled the more difficult situations.

Come to think of it, one difficult question was: Describe a time that I disagreed with a superior and explain how I handled it.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 37 interview experiences for the Ford Product Development Engineer role in United States.

Success Rate

38%
Pass Rate

Ford's interview process for their Product Development Engineer roles in the United States is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive70%
Neutral22%
Negative8%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Ford's Product Development Engineer interview process in United States.

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