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Caterpillar Senior Engineer-Design interview questions

based on 9 ratings - Updated 12 Feb 2017

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Senior Design Engineer Interview

12 Feb 2017

Anonymous employee

Accepted offer

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I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Caterpillar (Mossville, IL) in Aug 2015

Interview

Five interviews back to back on same day 3 one hour interviews with three different managers all 3 were 1 to 1 and an hour long each. Two 30 minutes interview with 2 different team leads. With managers all were behavioral questions and they were accepting me to answer in STAR. Situation - background Task or Target - specifics of what's required Action - what you did, skills used Result - what happened?

Interview questions [5]

Question 1

Describe a decision you made that wasn't popular and how you handled implementing it.

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Question 2

Give an example of how you worked on a team.

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Question 3

Have you handled a difficult situation? How?

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Question 4

How do you handle a challenge? Give an example.

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Question 5

What Jana API's you have used?

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Senior Design Engineer Interview

30 Nov 2016

Anonymous interview candidate

No offer

Neutral experience

Easy interview

Application

I applied in-person. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Caterpillar (Mossville, IL) in June 2015

Interview

Met briefly with supervisor to discuss opportunity he had posted on internal job posting site. We discussed his current team and how I might fit in and I then applied for the opportunity

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

How could I bring value to the existing team and not upset the balance of how the team function

1 Answer

Senior Engineer-Design Interview

3 Nov 2016

Anonymous employee

Accepted offer

Positive experience

Average interview

Application

I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Caterpillar (Peoria, IL) in Sept 2015

Interview

Targeted Selection Interview....3 one hour behavior based interviews. The managers were cordial and made me feel relaxed. Expectations from the position were made clear. The overall interview process was smooth. No Technical questions were posed.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

Described a situation where you failed to deliver what you promised and what did you do

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Senior Design Engineer Interview

12 Feb 2017

Anonymous employee

Accepted offer

Positive experience

Average interview

Application

I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Caterpillar (Mossville, IL) in Aug 2015

Interview

Interview questions [5]

Question 1

Describe a decision you made that wasn't popular and how you handled implementing it.

Answer question

Question 2

Give an example of how you worked on a team.

Answer question

Question 3

Have you handled a difficult situation? How?

Answer question

Question 4

How do you handle a challenge? Give an example.

Answer question

Question 5

What Jana API's you have used?

Answer question

Senior Design Engineer Interview

30 Nov 2016

Anonymous interview candidate

No offer

Neutral experience

Easy interview

Application

I applied in-person. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Caterpillar (Mossville, IL) in June 2015

Interview

Met briefly with supervisor to discuss opportunity he had posted on internal job posting site. We discussed his current team and how I might fit in and I then applied for the opportunity

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

How could I bring value to the existing team and not upset the balance of how the team function

1 Answer

Senior Engineer-Design Interview

3 Nov 2016

Anonymous employee

Accepted offer

Positive experience

Average interview

Application

I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Caterpillar (Peoria, IL) in Sept 2015

Interview

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

Described a situation where you failed to deliver what you promised and what did you do

Answer question

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