First round was a Hirevue with 5 questions, 30 seconds prep each. Three of them were about safety which makes sense for an energy company. Panel interview on Teams after that with two engineers asking STAR behavioral stuff and then some qs about heat exchangers and vapor pressures. Make sure you know their core values before you go in
Questions Asked
1.“Apply Bernoulli's equation to explain flow through a constriction”
Suncor
Process Engineer
Calgary, AB
Summer 2026Accepted
University of Calgary · Chemical Engineering
4th year · 3.7+ GPA · 2 past internships
Hard Interview
TechnicalBehavioralMultiple roundsVirtual
Keep your unit ops textbook handy before this one. Technical interview was with two process engineers from the upgrader side. Went into fluid mechanics, heat and mass transfer and then a distillation column scenario where I had to go through what happens when feed composition changes. Safety culture questions came up in both the technical and HR rounds, stopping work authority and recognizing unsafe conditions. They also asked about any plant visit or field experience. Thorough but not impossible.
Questions Asked
1.“Describe a time you had to troubleshoot a process that was underperforming.”
Hatch
Chemical Engineer
Mississauga, ON
Summer 2026Accepted
University of Alberta · Chemical Engineering
3rd year · 3.7+ GPA · 1 past internship
Easy Interview
Behavioral
Casual chat with two engineers. Talked about my third year lab. No technical theory. Got it
Questions Asked
1.“Tell me about a time you applied a chemical engineering concept to solve a real process problem.”
Suncor
Process Engineer
Calgary, AB
Summer 2025No Offer
University of Alberta · Chemical Engineering
3rd year · 2.9-3.2 GPA · 1 past internship
Easy Interview
BehavioralPre-recordedVirtualStressful
HR screening was basic, availability and background then meeting with my interviewer who had me write test cases for a calculator app and questions about static vs dynamic testing and Windows system stuff too
Questions Asked
1.“How does a pressure relief valve work and why is it a critical safety device?”
2.“What is process intensification and what are its benefits?”
Nutrien
Chemical Engineer
Saskatoon, SK
Summer 2026Accepted
University of Saskatchewan · Chemical Engineering
3rd year · 3.3-3.6 GPA · 1 past internship
Easy Interview
Pre-recordedBehavioralFast process
Know something about what Nutrien actually produces and why it matters or you'll sound like you just applied to fill a quota. Pre recorded video was roughly half video and half written questions, behavioral only for every one. Tell me about a project you worked on, a time you had to work in a team under pressure, what you know about the crop nutrient industry. Phone call follow up after was short, mostly availability and start date. About 2 weeks total from applying to hearing back, really fast
Questions Asked
1.“Explain what a HAZOP study is and why it's done during process design”
Teck Resources
Chemical Engineer
Vancouver, BC
Winter 2026No Offer
University of Alberta · Chemical Engineering
2nd year · 2.9-3.2 GPA · 0 past internships
Easy Interview
BehavioralVirtualSlow process
Screening call then team interview on Teams. Heavy behavioral and extracurriculars, no process questions. Three weeks of silence then rejection.
Questions Asked
1.“What's the difference between laminar and turbulent flow in a pipe and how do you determine which regime applies?”
2.“How do you approach process safety in an industrial or lab environment”
Johnson & Johnson
Process Engineer
New York, NY
Fall 2025No Offer
Purdue University · Chemical Engineering
3rd year · 2.9-3.2 GPA · 1 past internship
Average Interview
Pre-recordedBehavioralMultiple roundsVirtual
19 days from application to rejection. Started with recorded video answers, 3 attempts per question. Then two behavioral rounds and a technical session on process improvement and Six Sigma basics. They pushed J&J values alignment throughout the whole thing.
Questions Asked
1.“Why Johnson & Johnson over similar companies”
2.“Explain what a P&ID diagram shows and how it differs from a PFD”
Suncor
Process Engineer
Calgary, AB
Summer 2025No Offer
University of Alberta · Chemical Engineering
3rd year · 3.3-3.6 GPA · 1 past internship
Easy Interview
BehavioralPre-recordedMultiple roundsStressful
They were looking for specifics on how I've handled criticism from a supervisor. Hire vue was 5 questions including why Suncor and why engineering. Second round with 3 people, lots of teamwork and safety framing. Not bad but Calgary oil patch roles are competitive
Questions Asked
1.“Explain what an energy balance is and where you'd apply one in a process”
2.“Describe a time you communicated complex process information to a non-technical audience”
Hatch
Chemical Engineer
Mississauga, ON
Summer 2026Accepted
University of Alberta · Chemical Engineering
3rd year · 3.7+ GPA · 1 past internship
Average Interview
TechnicalMultiple roundsVirtual
Technical with two prrocess engineers, thermo and heat exchanger stuff. They liked open ended thinking
Questions Asked
1.“Tell me about a time you identified a potential safety risk before it became a problem”
2.“Tell me about a lab or design project you're most proud of and what you learned”
Hatch
Process Engineer
Mississauga, ON
Summer 2025No Offer
University of British Columbia · Chemical Engineering
2nd year · 2.9-3.2 GPA · 0 past internships
Easy Interview
TechnicalVirtual
One interview with the engineering team, technical questions. Lacked the hands on experience they wanted
Questions Asked
1.“What's the difference between an adiabatic and an isothermal process”