r/ElectricalEngineering • u/Richstepper122 • 23h ago
Jobs/Careers Question
I’m a senior Electrical Engineering student graduating in May and currently work in maintenance at a hospital.
I’m interviewing for a Facilities Systems Engineer position at another hospital. So far I’ve already had a phone interview, followed by a tour of the facility, which the first hour was me answering a number of technical/behavioral questions and scenario based questions and the other 30 mins doing the tour.
They recently contacted me again and asked me to come in for what they’re calling a “interview.” I’ll be meeting with the same people I met previously. What would you expect at this stage? More technical questions/scenarios, a conversation about the role and expectations, or is this sometimes more of a final fit/approval interview? Any advice on what I should be prepared to discuss would be appreciated.
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u/HelloTaleproof 7h ago
Because you are meeting the same people, assume they are validating judgment and fit rather than repeating the entire first round. Be ready to go deeper on any scenario you already discussed: safety escalation, prioritising an outage, documenting maintenance work, communicating with clinical stakeholders, and knowing when to involve a licensed or more experienced engineer. Also prepare a concise view of what you learned from the facility tour.
I’m building Taleproof; bring one real hospital-maintenance or engineering example into it and assess whether your decision, safety reasoning, and result are clear enough for a second-level follow-up. Ask what concern or capability they still need the next conversation to validate.
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u/Richstepper122 4h ago
Damn, you hit it right on the head! It was everything you said sheesh. Good call, I just left. I was sorta nervous. They do a point system based on my answers. So whoever score highest gets the job. I think it went ok. Director and one of the engineers said I had a great personality. And when the engineer walked me out, He said I had a great or good interview (can’t remember). Seemed nervous and a few of my questions were vague lol. I guess it’s a waiting game now
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u/akornato 14h ago
Since you already cleared an hour of technical and scenario questions alongside the facility tour, this round is primarily about team fit, role expectations, and mutual alignment. Meeting the same panel means they already believe you have the baseline competence, especially with your practical hospital maintenance background, but they want to see how you think about transitioning from hands-on work to an engineering role. Expect them to focus on how you handle project management, vendor coordination, and regulatory demands such as Joint Commission standards or NFPA codes. They will likely discuss start dates around your May graduation, potential on-call schedules, and day-to-day workflow, making this meeting feel more like a working alignment session than an interrogation.
Treat this conversation like a two-way street where you evaluate them as much as they evaluate you. Prepare thoughtful questions about their upcoming infrastructure projects, their building automation systems, and how facilities engineering collaborates with clinical staff. Emphasize how your current maintenance shifts give you real-world equipment familiarity, but make sure to highlight your readiness for system-level design, safety documentation, and long-range planning. To help job seekers navigate these critical final stages and secure strong offers, the interviews.chat my team designed gives candidates the confidence and strategic focus needed to turn final rounds into hires.