Mechanical Engineer Intern Interview Experience - San Diego, California
Process
They interviewed about 8 people. Someone from HR took each candidate back to a room and asked basic behavioral questions and briefly described what the mechanical engineer division was all about.
Then they took 4 of the 8 people back and had 4 tables set up with 2 employees at each table. It was like a round-robin questionnaire where you would sit with two of their employees, and they would ask basic personality questions as well as a few basic engineering questions, and then switch to the next table.
They can pick up on if you are BSing your answers, so if you don't know the answer, just say you don't know.
After that group of 4 was done, they sent the next four candidates. They ended up choosing 2 out of the 8 candidates.
Questions
If you have a refrigerator in an isolated room (no heat in or out) and left the door to the refrigerator open, what would happen to the temperature of the room? Would it go up, down, or stay the same?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Nokia Mechanical Engineer Intern role in San Diego, California.
Success Rate
Nokia's interview process for their Mechanical Engineer Intern roles in San Diego, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Nokia's Mechanical Engineer Intern interview process in San Diego, California.
Nokia Work Experiences
- 5.0Great people and company cultureMechanical Engineer Intern • Former EmployeeSunnyvale, California, United StatesDecember 22, 2022Pros: Good pay as an intern, subsidized most lunches, and was flexible with my schedule when I needed time off.Cons: A little disorganized. They did not have a very clear agenda for my role.
- 4.0Great Experience at NokiaSenior Engineer I • Former EmployeeSan Diego, California, United StatesOctober 18, 2014Pros: I worked for more than two years at Nokia, and I can tell you it was the best years of my career. The environment, the people, and the job itself were fantastic. Great people, great projects.Cons: I think the company was suffering from poor management at the higher level, who were planning about future products for the company.
- 4.0A lesson on how not to compete in the tech worldSoftware Test Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Diego, California, United StatesSeptember 15, 2014Pros: Great work-life balance. There are so few tech companies (particularly global corporations) that care enough about their employees' home lives to encourage weekends off. 401K matching was terrific as well, and the medical/dental benefits were top-rate until the last year. Working with the latest in wireless technologies, software, and test equipment. Great co-workers, whom not only know and ply their trade effectively but couldn't care less about office politics.Cons: Decisions by upper management and executives... yes, this is a gripe often heard in the corporate world. However, when you go from one "burning platform" and jump headlong into another "burning platform" (i.e., Windows Phone), it became a more steady decline. The Metro UI of Windows 7 and 8 is unique, but hardly a favorite among mobile phone users. The early death of the Microsoft Kin mobile phone should have rung alarm bells, not to mention the fact that Windows 7 devices couldn't be upgraded to 8, and the lack of apps (which should have been tackled early on).
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