ASIC Design Engineer Interview Experience - Santa Clara, California
October 1, 2008
Neutral ExperienceGot Offer
Process
Co-workers appeared friendly and knowledgeable. The managers, not so much.
The interview consisted of mainly technical questions, basic design, timing, and verification questions.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 16 interview experiences for the Marvell Technology ASIC Design Engineer role in Santa Clara, California.
Success Rate
31%
Pass Rate
Marvell Technology's interview process for their ASIC Design Engineer roles in Santa Clara, California is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive44%
Neutral38%
Negative19%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Marvell Technology's ASIC Design Engineer interview process in Santa Clara, California.
Marvell Technology Work Experiences
5.0
ASIC deisgn engineer
ASIC Design Engineer • Current Employee
Santa Clara, California
November 16, 2014
Pros: Learn all the tools, and free to try new tools.
Best Chinese lunch in BayArea.
Nice work - life balance if your group is not busy,
Cons: Old working style. Old flow, don't want to change design.
Work overnight is there is tapeout coming up.
No working from home allowed in most of the group.
1.0
Bad company policy
ASIC Design Engineer • Former Employee
Santa Clara, California
July 29, 2011
Pros: Good location - easy to find other hardware jobs in Santa Clara
Good cafe - food is not bad but getting worse...in 2011
Gym... not that bad and friendly.
Cons: Low pay
No respect
No balance between work and life
Worst management - no respect, no fair, need to cover those seniors. no training...
Too political
Don't stay too long, then it's hard to find your next job.
5.0
A good work place for ASIC Designers
ASIC Design Engineer • Current Employee
Santa Clara, California
September 27, 2016
Pros: Compensation & benefits, work/life balance. Startup style and you have chance to learn a lot of technology if you're self motivated. Hopefully new CEO will bring new idea and growth opportunity
Cons: Company is strugging in industry/technology transition. Need to find next growth opprotunity
- 5.0ASIC deisgn engineerASIC Design Engineer • Current EmployeeSanta Clara, CaliforniaNovember 16, 2014Pros: Learn all the tools, and free to try new tools. Best Chinese lunch in BayArea. Nice work - life balance if your group is not busy,Cons: Old working style. Old flow, don't want to change design. Work overnight is there is tapeout coming up. No working from home allowed in most of the group.
- 1.0Bad company policyASIC Design Engineer • Former EmployeeSanta Clara, CaliforniaJuly 29, 2011Pros: Good location - easy to find other hardware jobs in Santa Clara Good cafe - food is not bad but getting worse...in 2011 Gym... not that bad and friendly.Cons: Low pay No respect No balance between work and life Worst management - no respect, no fair, need to cover those seniors. no training... Too political Don't stay too long, then it's hard to find your next job.
- 5.0A good work place for ASIC DesignersASIC Design Engineer • Current EmployeeSanta Clara, CaliforniaSeptember 27, 2016Pros: Compensation & benefits, work/life balance. Startup style and you have chance to learn a lot of technology if you're self motivated. Hopefully new CEO will bring new idea and growth opportunityCons: Company is strugging in industry/technology transition. Need to find next growth opprotunity
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