Quality Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Cummins with 2.4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 60% positive. To compare, the company-average is 74.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Quality Engineer roles take an average of 22 days to get hired, when considering 6 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Cummins overall takes an average of 31 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Cummins as a Quality Engineer according to 6 Glassdoor interviews include:
Drug test: 22%
One on one interview: 22%
Group panel interview: 17%
Phone interview: 17%
Background check: 11%
Presentation: 6%
Skills test: 6%
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I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Cummins in Mar 2026
Average interview
Application
I applied online. I interviewed at Cummins in Oct 2019
Interview
Started with phone screening. Then moved to virtual interview. Then moved to in person. Typical behavior based questions with hiring manager and other members of team. Toured the facility. Overall not too bad.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you were working with a difficult individual and how you dealt with it.
Recruiter call: 30 Min - mainly background and position fit check, basic screening questions around past experience, and communication
Hiring Manager Panel: 60 Min Quality concepts: APQP, Failure mode examples, out of spec/out of control, line management, PPAP
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Cummins
Interview
Started with phone screening, then First Interview, and Final Interview.
The whole process took almost 2 months.
It was very badly managed, with long waiting times for interview feedback. No final decision informed after final interview.
Recruiter Ghosting.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Some basic Quality related questions, and some Experience based questions
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Cummins (Lagos) in Nov 2019
Interview
Easy and straightforward. Physical interview. First I got a call and then a two-stage physical discussion. The interview took place at the office location with the hiring manager and Human resource available