Applications Support Engineer Interview Experience - Natick, Massachusetts
February 1, 2012
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
First, they conduct a phone interview. This interview basically revolves around some basic HR questions, such as 'Why MathWorks?', 'Describe a situation of conflict with your colleagues,' and your GPA.
Second, a technical phone interview consisted of four sections:
- Controls/Signal Processing: transient time, rise time, calculation of poles and zeroes, PID, etc.
- Basic Mathematics: AP, GP, relative velocity, linear algebra.
- Programming concepts: pointers, void pointers, inheritance, polymorphism.
- MATLAB: transpose, inverse, etc.
Questions
What is rise time? What is transient time?
What are eigenvectors and eigenvalues? What is the relation between differentiation and integration?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 170 interview experiences for the MathWorks Applications Support Engineer role in Natick, Massachusetts.
Success Rate
24%
Pass Rate
MathWorks's interview process for their Applications Support Engineer roles in Natick, Massachusetts is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive56%
Neutral30%
Negative14%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for MathWorks's Applications Support Engineer interview process in Natick, Massachusetts.
MathWorks Work Experiences
5.0
Paid To Learn, Low Growth
Applications Support Engineer • Current Employee
Natick, Massachusetts, United States
January 6, 2017
Pros: Great place to learn and work.
It's like getting paid to attend university.
Cons: Low growth, low pay grade.
5.0
EDG is great for recent grads
Applications Support Engineer • Current Employee
Natick, Massachusetts, United States
September 30, 2020
Pros: Tons of flexibility for what projects you want to work on.
Standard work hours: 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM.
Good starting vacation time.
Friendly and accessible management.
Resources and training are very available.
Responsive and informative throughout the interview process.
Remote work during COVID.
Beautiful campus and good cafeteria onsite.
Good culture.
Cons: Difficult interview content.
Located in the northeast.
Not a lot of availability to transfer to other locations across the US.
4.0
Good work-life balance
Applications Support Engineer • Former Employee
Natick, Massachusetts, United States
May 11, 2013
Pros: Great work-life balance.
You get a chance to influence a lot of MATLAB and Simulink users around the world, regardless of job level.
Wednesdays: free breakfasts.
Smart people.
Good work environment; fun.
Yearly summer and winter outings.
Cons: Salary
It's a great company, and you get to influence a lot of users worldwide. I think the average pay should be a bit more.
- 5.0Paid To Learn, Low GrowthApplications Support Engineer • Current EmployeeNatick, Massachusetts, United StatesJanuary 6, 2017Pros: Great place to learn and work. It's like getting paid to attend university.Cons: Low growth, low pay grade.
- 5.0EDG is great for recent gradsApplications Support Engineer • Current EmployeeNatick, Massachusetts, United StatesSeptember 30, 2020Pros: Tons of flexibility for what projects you want to work on. Standard work hours: 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM. Good starting vacation time. Friendly and accessible management. Resources and training are very available. Responsive and informative throughout the interview process. Remote work during COVID. Beautiful campus and good cafeteria onsite. Good culture.Cons: Difficult interview content. Located in the northeast. Not a lot of availability to transfer to other locations across the US.
- 4.0Good work-life balanceApplications Support Engineer • Former EmployeeNatick, Massachusetts, United StatesMay 11, 2013Pros: Great work-life balance. You get a chance to influence a lot of MATLAB and Simulink users around the world, regardless of job level. Wednesdays: free breakfasts. Smart people. Good work environment; fun. Yearly summer and winter outings.Cons: Salary It's a great company, and you get to influence a lot of users worldwide. I think the average pay should be a bit more.
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