I applied through university. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Rolls-Royce (Indianapolis, IN) in Oct 2024
Interview
Fairly easy and straightforward interview, mostly behavioral/STAR based questions such as strengths/weaknesses, difficult decisions, team-work, etc. There were no technical questions or anything of that nature, it was all centered around personality and fit at the company.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you made a mistake, and how you fixed it.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Rolls-Royce (Derby, England) in Nov 2019
Interview
Online test followed by in-person day in Derby. During the day in Derby, they put our group of about 5 people together for an activity demonstrating teamwork / leadership. There were then individual interviews on general background and compatibility followed by a technical interview. I had a great first interview, but the interviewer for the technical interview was an arrogant guy from the Bristol office (Defence & Space). You could kind of say which areas you were more comfortable with, which I assumed meant engineering-wise, but I heard from another participant that she said she knew nothing about the Aerospace industry (or even that Rolls-Royce made airplane engines...) and so was given some basic maths questions. She was the only person to get the position by the way, which tells me they had a very particular goal in mind and honestly felt like a waste of time to fly all the way there.
If you're looking at going for the grad program/internship, just say you are not comfortable with the harder topics and opt for something like calculus 1 as something you are comfortable with. Honestly though the vibe from the technical interview really made it a company I do not want to work for.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Given this schematic/block diagram of the air-conditioning system of an airplane, [question about one of the blocks].
[Question about specific topic you say you are more comfortable with]
If you were tasked with building a nuclear power plant on a submarine to replace an on-land plant, what negative factors need to be considered?