Engineering Interview Experience - Irvine, California
Process
I was contacted by a headhunter, who found my resume on an online portal (I'm not sure which one). He sent my resume to the hiring manager, who liked it and scheduled a phone interview. Questions were asked about my resume, job experience, PERL (mostly data structures), UNIX, and experience with design management tools. It was an IT position, along with CAD and VLSI design experience, and design sync server experience.
Then I went in for an onsite interview, which was scheduled for one day. However, the panel liked my resume for another CAD position, so they asked me to stay for an additional day for that interview.
Panel interviews for two consecutive days were extremely exhaustive, but overall, they went well.
I had six rounds on Day 1. Each interviewer asked a common question: "How would you set up a CAD project using a design sync server in a multi-site environment?" I assume they have this issue and need someone to work on it.
Other questions included:
- Simulation related: Spectre, Spice, Ultrasim
- Customer related: How would you approach a situation where someone states their design isn't working without providing more information?
- Parasitic extraction: How does the Assura engine work?
- Perl, TCL scripting: What have you done with them?
- Draw the cross-sectional view of a CMOS.
There were also detailed questions from my resume.
Questions
CAD tools related questions, design, simulation, front-end and back-end tools.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Broadcom Engineering role in Irvine, California.
Success Rate
Broadcom's interview process for their Engineering roles in Irvine, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Broadcom's Engineering interview process in Irvine, California.
Broadcom Work Experiences
- 3.0Dying Culture, Cost-cutting ManagementEngineering • Current EmployeeIrvine, California, United StatesSeptember 30, 2015Pros: This was once a bright and upcoming company, leading on many fronts. There still exists some of that culture, but it is disappearing fast.Cons: The upper management is way too concerned with cutting costs. There is no long-term evaluation of how the cost-cutting will affect future growth or success. "Tripping over dollars to pick up dimes" as they say.
- 5.0Great People, No IssuesEngineering • Former EmployeeNovember 3, 2021Pros: A pleasant group of people.Cons: Not that I can think of.
- 3.0Good company, could improveEngineering • Current EmployeeMarch 11, 2009Pros: Broadcom is up and coming and has a strong pull in many different fields, therefore it is better able to manage during a recession than many other companies. The employees are hardworking and very motivated. Communication moves quickly with constant emails throughout. There is a heavy workload and weak communication between groups. Broadcom is up and coming and has a strong pull in many different fields, therefore it is better able to manage during a recession than many other companies. The employees are hardworking and very motivated. Communication moves quickly with constant emails throughout to keep the engineers more organized.Cons: Heavy workload and weak communication between groups. Broadcom is up and coming and has a strong pull in many different fields, therefore it is better able to manage during a recession than many other companies. The employees are hard-working and very motivated. Communication moves quick with constant emails throughout. Keep the engineers more organized. I like the environment, but the dress code is loose, which I personally don't like. However, that may be a plus for other people. But not too many negatives. Although I don't like the fact that they waste money just like other companies. Yes!
