Graduate Hardware Engineer Interview Experience - Cambridge, United Kingdom
Process
I applied online and received an email for a telephone interview with HR. Almost all soft skills during the interview. "Team work spirit, talk about a project, why I'm interested in ARM, ...". One to two months later received another invitation for a second telephone interview. Consist of technical question about personal projects and knowledge.
After that received an assessment day invitation. Consist of group work(designing a iPhone application for a given subject) and make presentation for that app; Skill test (programming using a hardware language to control a car moving on the specified track); Lunch; 2:1 interview on you technical skills
Questions
Low power techniques for FSM, clever techniques to load test patterns during the design verification phase, and how to choose the level of pipelining.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 9 interview experiences for the Arm Graduate Hardware Engineer role in Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Success Rate
Arm's interview process for their Graduate Hardware Engineer roles in Cambridge, United Kingdom is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Arm's Graduate Hardware Engineer interview process in Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Arm Work Experiences
- 4.0Good work-life balance, but no free lunchGraduate Hardware Engineer • Current EmployeeCambridge, United KingdomSeptember 10, 2026Pros: The work life balance is in the UK.Cons: There is no free food at lunch time.
- 5.0A Great Place to WorkGraduate Hardware Engineer • Current EmployeeCambridge, United KingdomJanuary 11, 2023Pros: As a graduate, I have been entrusted with a high degree of responsibility - despite my relative lack of experience. This has allowed me to quickly demonstrate my abilities. My team is highly collaborative; we succeed (and fail) together. Arm has a caring culture. Everybody is famously generous with their time, no matter their seniority. We have quarterly 'days of care', where all staff receive a day off to do what matters to them (relax/hobbies/family time). There are a large number of societies and internal events. Managers are told to encourage a healthy work/life balance, where hours and location are semi-flexible (as long as you complete the required amount). Engineering salary is competitive for the industry. Very strong from a DEI standpoint.Cons: There could be more collaboration between offices. The current systems are not equipped to deal with cross-office working. I work in a smaller team, where employing more engineers would help us deliver a wider range of products to meet market demand. The failed acquisition stalled the company's roadmaps and resulted in restructuring. A lump sum reward that could be spent on well-being was removed to align rewards packages, at great expense to junior engineers. There is incoherency between years of grads regarding pay levels between bachelor's and master's graduates. For our year, there is no benefit in obtaining a master's degree.
- 5.0Lovely atmosphereGraduate Hardware Engineer • Current EmployeeBudapest, HungaryDecember 3, 2025Pros: The colleagues are always helpful. The atmosphere is like in a family home. Best work-life balance a company could offer.Cons: The workload is a lot sometimes but it's normal at a company as competitive as Arm.
