BAE Systems Graduate Mechanical Engineer interview questions
based on 18 ratings - Updated May 26, 2026
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Graduate Mechanical Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at BAE Systems with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 62.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Graduate Mechanical Engineer roles take an average of 7 days to get hired, when considering 1 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at BAE Systems overall takes an average of 40 days.
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IQ intelligence test: 33%
Skills test: 33%
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Did not hear back prior to interview stage, nor rejection email. Poor communication. They use psychometric tests like other places which seems a little pointless and time consuming. Would be great to actually tell applicants their result rather than just nothing.
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Tell us a time you worked on a project where complications arose and what you did to keep the project on track
I applied online. I interviewed at BAE Systems (Rochester, South East England, England) in Jan 2026
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Overall interview was good. Started the interview with behavioural questions "Tell me about a time when..." and ended it with a technical question. The technical question was tricky and its obvious they were looking for a specific answer.
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Tell me about a time you worked together as a team
Applied in april and got a screening call in August randomly. No updates/status was given between that period. Then had an interview. Interview was easy and went well. Got ghosted after that.
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Do you have EA membership? What steps are you taking toward chartered status?