It personality based, talk about your likes and not likes, some technical, but just wants to see if you fit in. Nothing crazy, just trying to see if you're a good fit to the team off your vibes.
Other Member Of Technical Staff interview reviews for The Aerospace Corporation
I got hired on after an intern conversion but I've sat in on some interviews. The core part is the technical presentation on a topic of your choosing (usually previous research) to your potential department. Followed by some panel interviews with different groups of staff.
I interviewed at The Aerospace Corporation (Los Angeles, CA)
Interview
Phone interviews are more behavioral and getting to know your background. If you proceed to final rounds, be prepared to give a presentation to the department about a project of yours and be able to answer in-depth questions about implementation and theory