Design Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Jacobs with 2.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 73% positive. To compare, the company-average is 72.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Design Engineer roles take an average of 25 days to get hired, when considering 777 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Jacobs overall takes an average of 25 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Jacobs as a Design Engineer according to 777 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 18%
Group panel interview: 17%
One on one interview: 16%
Drug test: 13%
Background check: 13%
Skills test: 10%
Presentation: 5%
Personality test: 4%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
Other: 2%
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I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Jacobs (New Delhi) in Apr 2015
Interview
All technical.. as they are consultant .also indepth knowledge of the technical know how. They will also ask you detail about deliverables that they dont need. So prepare well
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Questions regarding the previous type of projects.
Technical Test for an hour, focus on knowledge in engineering, similar to the mid-term test in university, not really difficult. And debate section for 10 mins on the trending controversy.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Jacobs (Baltimore, MD) in Apr 2026
Interview
They emailed to schedule an interest call. The call lasted about 30 mins. The questions were pretty basic questions like why jacobs, why this job, my interest & background, etc.
Online call with two staff members. One would have been my manager and the other is a team mate. It was very direct but hard to know what they were seeking at some point.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Have you dealt with a complex case and how did I manage the project.