Hardware Engineer Interview Experience - Ann Arbor, Michigan
Process
I handed in my resume during Qualcomm's office hours at our university.
After two weeks, they sent me an invitation to an on-campus interview.
There were two interviewers, both engineers.
The interview consisted of two sections, each lasting 45 minutes.
Questions
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Personal projects
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C++ (linked lists, virtual functions)
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Design an FSM to find the sequence 0100.
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How does an amplifier work? (Gain, feedback)
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Describe one .tcl file I just wrote. What is it for?
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Digital logic concepts: setup time, hold time, clock gating, low-power design.
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The difference between IIR and FIR. Write a Verilog module for FIR.
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