The Engineering Interview

🛠️ Engineering Design Process

1. How did your team come up with your first ideas for your robot?

2. What steps did you follow from your first idea to your final robot?

3. Did you try different designs before choosing this one?

4. What kind of tests did you run to check your robot's design?

5. Can you give an example of a problem you had and how you solved it?

🎮 Game Strategy

1. What’s your plan to score points during the match?

2. How did you decide on that strategy?

3. Have you made any changes to your strategy since you started?

4. Do you use different strategies for different teams you compete against?

5. Why do you think your strategy works well?

🤖 Robot Design

1. How has your robot changed from when you first started?

2. What made you choose your final robot design?

3. What’s your favorite part of the robot’s design and why?

4. Can you explain why your design helps with the game?

5. What design ideas didn’t work and why?

🔧 Robot Build

1. Who built each part of the robot?

2. What tools or techniques did you use to build it?

3. What part of the build was the hardest and how did you fix it?

4. Can you explain how the parts of your robot work together?

5. Did you need to rebuild or fix anything? Why?

💻 Robot Programming

1. What does your robot do on its own during the match?

2. What programs did you write for the robot?

3. Did you make any big changes to your code over time?

4. How do sensors help your robot?

5. What was the most challenging part of coding your robot?

💡 Creativity / Originality

1. What makes your robot unique?

2. Did your team come up with any cool ideas no one else thought of?

3. Can you tell us about a creative solution your team used?

4. How did your team solve a tough problem in a new way?

5. What part of your robot or strategy shows your creativity?

📋 Team and Project Management

1. How did you keep track of what needed to be done?

2. Did you have a schedule or plan for building and testing?

3. How did you keep track of your robot parts and tools?

4. What happens if someone forgets to do their part?

5. How did you decide who does what on the team?

🤝 Teamwork, Communication, and Professionalism

1. How does your team make decisions together?

2. What happens when teammates have different ideas?

3. Can everyone on your team explain the robot and project?

4. How do you help each other if someone gets stuck?

5. What makes your team work well together?

😊 Respect, Courtesy, Positivity

1. How do you make sure everyone feels included?

2. What do you do if someone makes a mistake?

3. How do you show respect to your teammates and judges?

4. What makes your team fun and positive?

5. How do you stay kind and polite—even when things go wrong?