I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Sandia National Laboratories (Provo, UT) in Sept 2019
Interview
General interview (non-technical) with recruiter, notes and comments from which were shared with hiring managers.
Many questions with LOTS of increasingly specific follow up questions.
Follow up interview with hiring manager was more specific to the specific internship program I applied to.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe something you’ve done that demonstrates the depth of your technical experience.
Describe a time you’ve worked on a team, and challenges you faced because of that team. How did you respond to those challenges and overcome them? What would members of your team say about you?
I applied through university. I interviewed at Sandia National Laboratories in Jan 2026
Interview
The recruiter asked 5 behavioral questions, mainly about working as part of a team. It took about 40 minutes, and we had some time to talk about career paths. The interview was held in teams.
They went over experiences on my resume and asked me to describe in detail what I contributed to certain projects I had listed. There were 4 people in the interview who were asking me technical questions about my resume.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked to describe my duties at a previous job and to explain the numbers I listed on the bullet points in the job.
Also asked about projects I worked on.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Sandia National Laboratories (Los Angeles, CA) in Feb 2023
Interview
Met at career fair, brought me in for two interviews, one with recruiter and one with recent grad from my school (USC). Asked me about courses, club involvement, software I am familiar with, a time when I had to finish a project that required me to work really hard (testing persistence)
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What are your future career goals, do you want to pursue PHD
