Equipment Engineer Interview Experience - Singapore, Singapore
April 1, 2024
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
I submitted my application for the Lithography Equipment Engineer position through Jobstreet Singapore and was invited for an in-person interview at Qualcomm RF360 Singapore in Kallang.
The HR team and hiring managers were exceptionally courteous and accommodating, making the overall interview process a positive experience. Surprisingly, the interview concluded in less than 30 minutes.
Fortunately, about a week later, I received a call from HR informing me that the hiring managers had decided to extend an offer for the position.
Questions
The interview questions were quite standard:
- Tell me about yourself.
- Tell me about a challenge you’ve faced at work and how you addressed it.
- How do you deal with pressure or stressful situations?
- What have you learned from your previous role?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Qualcomm Equipment Engineer role in Singapore, Singapore.
Success Rate
100%
Pass Rate
Qualcomm's interview process for their Equipment Engineer roles in Singapore, Singapore is incredibly easy as the vast majority of engineers get an offer after going through it.
Experience Rating
Positive100%
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Candidates reported having very good feelings for Qualcomm's Equipment Engineer interview process in Singapore, Singapore.
Qualcomm Work Experiences
3.0
Good Balance, Overwhelmed Solo
Equipment Engineer • Current Employee
Singapore, Singapore
April 11, 2023
Pros: Work-life balance and less workload.
Cons: Not enough manpower, and everything must be done by yourself.
1.0
FOR RF360 SINGAPORE! Beware: Don't trust the "Qualcomm" branding! Low loading & hiring freeze!
Equipment Engineer • Current Employee
Singapore, Singapore
March 9, 2022
Pros: Very nice, friendly, and supportive colleagues. This is the only support system that can help you go through each day.
Retirement place if you want to be a yes-man or if you join.
* RSU (Entrance stock grant)
* ESPP (up to 15% of base pay)
Cons: Too many negative experiences here, hence the 1-star review.
High turnover rate in Operations (Front end).
Low loading from December 2021. Context: Semicon is booming due to chip shortage, yet this company's loading drops significantly.
Hiring freeze since Jan 2022, OT is also highly controlled since then.
Under Qualcomm branding, but culture and systems are still RF360. Systems are messy, with little to no automation (OI & IT teams seem stuck in another dimension?).
Manual fab with manual work.
A few sites in Singapore are getting shut down.
Very minimal increment, below industry benchmark. Only received a $10 increment in 2020.
Firefighting every day, doing line sustaining with not much value-added projects.
Very slow career progression; management favors old birds who are "loyal".
4.0
Learning Opportunities, Tight Deadlines
Senior Engineer • Current Employee
Singapore, Singapore
June 1, 2021
Pros: A lot of things to learn.
Cons: No time to learn due to stringent deadlines.
- 3.0Good Balance, Overwhelmed SoloEquipment Engineer • Current EmployeeSingapore, SingaporeApril 11, 2023Pros: Work-life balance and less workload.Cons: Not enough manpower, and everything must be done by yourself.
- 1.0FOR RF360 SINGAPORE! Beware: Don't trust the "Qualcomm" branding! Low loading & hiring freeze!Equipment Engineer • Current EmployeeSingapore, SingaporeMarch 9, 2022Pros: Very nice, friendly, and supportive colleagues. This is the only support system that can help you go through each day. Retirement place if you want to be a yes-man or if you join. * RSU (Entrance stock grant) * ESPP (up to 15% of base pay)Cons: Too many negative experiences here, hence the 1-star review. High turnover rate in Operations (Front end). Low loading from December 2021. Context: Semicon is booming due to chip shortage, yet this company's loading drops significantly. Hiring freeze since Jan 2022, OT is also highly controlled since then. Under Qualcomm branding, but culture and systems are still RF360. Systems are messy, with little to no automation (OI & IT teams seem stuck in another dimension?). Manual fab with manual work. A few sites in Singapore are getting shut down. Very minimal increment, below industry benchmark. Only received a $10 increment in 2020. Firefighting every day, doing line sustaining with not much value-added projects. Very slow career progression; management favors old birds who are "loyal".
- 4.0Learning Opportunities, Tight DeadlinesSenior Engineer • Current EmployeeSingapore, SingaporeJune 1, 2021Pros: A lot of things to learn.Cons: No time to learn due to stringent deadlines.
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