Product Development Engineer Interview Experience - Folsom, California
Process
Applied online in January 2018 and had a 38-minute phone interview in April. They asked basic questions regarding memory storage cell structures, MOSFET and BJT comparison, some basic statistics questions, and questions regarding the resume.
Then, I received a call the next day to set up an onsite interview at Intel's Folsom office for 3 hours with 4 interviewers.
First round: Behavioral, with some questions regarding the resume. Second round: Computer architecture, with some data structures questions on the side. Third round: Why Intel, waveform debugging, and statistical analysis using root cause analysis. Fourth round: Analog and setup and hold time analysis.
Still waiting on the result.
Questions
How to debug setup and hold time on silicon?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 8 interview experiences for the Intel Product Development Engineer role in Folsom, California.
Success Rate
Intel's interview process for their Product Development Engineer roles in Folsom, California is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Intel's Product Development Engineer interview process in Folsom, California.
Intel Work Experiences
- 3.0Helpful Colleagues, Tough WlbProduct Development Engineer • Current EmployeeFolsom, California, United StatesSeptember 1, 2025Pros: No pros I can think of apart from helpful colleagues.Cons: Work-life balance can be non-existent during peak periods throughout the year.
- 1.0Flexibility Lost, No SecurityProduct Development Engineer • Current EmployeeFolsom, California, United StatesJuly 10, 2025Pros: Flexibility (Prior to mandatory RTO)Cons: No job security Low wages Bad leadership Lack of communication No plan
- 3.0Great company, but too many layoffs recentlyProduct Development Engineer • Current EmployeeFolsom, California, United StatesJuly 10, 2025Pros: Benefits: sabbatical (extra 4 weeks every 7 years), family building benefits, medical is great.Cons: 4 rounds of layoffs in 5 years
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