Application Process & Interviews at Lockheed Martin Australia

Interview was 1 early careers representative and 2 engineering managers. Time between applying and interview was roughly 2 months, interview to job offer was a little over a week.

Interview was not stressful, and indicative of the work I would be doing.

I applied online which led to phone interview and then an in person interview. After that I was offered the job a week later.

Simple - completing questions and an interview with senior commercial figures.

There were 4 parts: - Submit resume - Online assessment - Phone interview - In-person interview The online assessment had some logical reasoning tests - I don't remember that much of it. The phone interview was around 15 minutes, and just asked some basic questions about what I would like to gain out of working with Lockheed, and what my reasons for joining were. The in-person interview was around an hour, and involved some coding tests, and general coding questions to assess how much I knew about software practices - not particular languages.

Online survey followed by interview. No assessments were undertaken.

The interview was great, we conducted in a professional discussion that ran very smoothly

Relatively short interview with future manager. Went through university achievements and results, areas of study. Also discussed social activities listed on resume. Discussion of security clearance requirement to work for company.

One interview, then an offer was made.

I had an unusual process. I interviewed for a job and was offered a different one. Undertook a phone interview, then a face to face interview. No assessments were required.

Lots of systems engineering and critical thinking assessment. They wanted examples of my process in solving difficult problems/challenges.

How I would approach certain commercial situations, my interests, etc.

Questions regarding product life cycle, and my way of dealing with conflict.

I was asked about my interests and experience I had listed in my resume. I was also given work scenarios and asked how I would complete tasks.

Why would you like to work with Lockheed? What experience have you got in Software Engineering? What was your favourite/least favourite project you've ever done? Have you experienced much conflict in work-type situations before, and if so, how did you resolve those? Specific questions relating to Software Engineering practices e.g. how a variable should be named?

Standard questions like why I want the job, what sort of skills I can bring to the team etc. The more unique questions were how I feel about working for a defence company and how I would feel about going through the process of getting a security clearance.

Best software practices, what I worked on in final year of university, whether I work on software projects outside of required works.

Attitude and the demonstrable ability to learn and adapt was just as, if not more, important than demonstrating engineering ability.

Be prepared for some technical questions, but know that the LMA team do not expect us to know how a defence contract works. What they want to see is enthusiasm for learning, an aptitude to adapt and a keen interest in defence

I would recommend candidates to be relaxed and willing to talk as the interviewers use that as a judge of character rather than technical knowledge.

I recommend reading about software design patterns, and to read programmer blogs (if you aren't already). These will definitely help you to understand how to code language-independently. This is a very important skill - knowing one language won't help, you have to know how to code *well*. Picking up languages is a secondary skill.

Learn about the company, in particular the company?s values. Apply if you have a passion for your desired career direction.

Know your stuff, and if possible have a security clearance before you apply, although it isn't really required to get hired it helps. Make sure you can pass a security clearance if required.

Don't be intimidated. Just remain calm and be yourself. The company likes good team players and people with initiative.