It was the Fantastic Friday event held by Sensata. Applicants were invited to the design and business center at Attleboro, MA for interview. Around 20 applicants started waiting in a conference room at 8 am for 4 different interviewees. Each applicant was interviewed by one HR fellow and three engineers individually so the entire process took almost a morning. HR asked behavioral questions such as "describe a time when you have conflict with your coworkers and how you handled it?" "Would you consider yourself a leader or a follower?" Technical questions asked by engineers include solving a simple circuit, finding the maximum space of a fence made with limited length of material, solving a heat conduction problem associates with composite material by using thermal resistances, Bernoulli problem, heat transfer problems involving convection and conduction, analyzing the problems of a real sensor device. Engineers also asked "if now I call your adviser, what would you expect that he says about you?" " What position do you imagine yourself doing after 5 years in this company?" "How would you deal with the person when he has different opinion in your group?"

Brought many college students together for a "Fun Friday," with 4 breakout interviews and a tour. Took most of the day. Questions were technical and challenging and focused on engineering fundamentals such as free body diagrams and beam deflection.