Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory interview questions

I interview with only one group. The interview lasted about two hours and split into four 30 minute sessions. In total, I talked with 8 different engineers. Two engineers per 30 min.

After the initial meeting with the PhD recruiter to discuss high-level information (benefits, work life, scheduling, etc.), an in-person interview with the group of interest was set for two weeks in the future. To begin the interview, I gave a 1 hour presentation to the group which covered my PhD research and any further interests that I have. Questions were fairly standard, mostly general technical questions and some "what if" questions. Then, 4 half-hour sessions with various people within the group. The first being a meeting with the group leader to 1) discuss the work that is performed within the group, 2) ask some simple high-level questions about my interests and knowledge about the work performed there, and 3) any questions that I may have. The 3 remaining sessions were with people (two people per session) that perform work in varying areas within the group to see where I would potentially fit. Overall, I enjoyed the interview process more than any other company. Possibly because it was the only place to request an in-person interview due to lingering Covid reasons.