► Tell me about the most challenging engineering project that you have been involved with during past year.

► Describe the most significant written technical report or presentation that you had to complete.

► In your last engineering position, what were some of the things that you spent the most time on, and how much time did you spend on each?

► What do you enjoy most/least about engineering?

► What new engineering specialty skills have you developed during the past year?

► Do you have any patents? If so, tell me about them. If not, is it something you see yourself pursuing and why or why not?

► Think of a specific engineering project when you answer this question. What could you have done to be more successful in achieving your goal(s)?

► Describe a time when you confronted a problem that really tested your engineering know-how.

► What is your overall career objective? Do you see yourself working in engineering ten years from now? If not, what do you think you will be doing?

► Give me an example of a time in which you were effective in doing away with the "constant emergencies" and "surprises" that engineers often face.

► Describe a time when as a member of the engineering department, you were instrumental in building a good long-term relationship with another department within the company.

► Tell me about your greatest success in using the principles of logic to solve an engineering problem in your last job.

► Give me an example of a time when you applied your ability to use analytical techniques to define problems or design solutions.

► To what extent has your engineering background required you to be skilled in the analysis of technical reports or information?

► Describe a time when you used your engineering knowledge to solve a problem for which there appeared to be no answer.

► Tell me about a time when you became aware of a hazardous workplace condition. How did you handle it?

► Tell me about your experience in dealing with routine engineering work. How do you keep from getting bored?

► I expect the engineer that I hire for this position to be precise - detailed oriented in everything he or she does. What checks and balances do you use to make sure that you don't make mistakes?

► Give me an example of a time when you had to teach a skill to other engineers.

► Some of the best-engineered ideas are born out of an individual's ability to challenge, others' ways of thinking. Tell me about a time when you were successful in do this.

► On your last project assignment, what problems did you identify that had been previously overlooked?

► How has your present or last engineering job changed while you've held it?

► If I offer you a position as an engineer with us, how do you plan to get off to a jackrabbit start?

► Give me an example of something that you have learned from a mistake that you made on a job at a client site.

► Tell me about a time when a project team effort that you were involved in failed.