Process Engineer Interview Experiences

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.

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.

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.

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.

One interview with the engineering team, technical questions. Lacked the hands on experience they wanted