Hardware Test Engineer Interview Experience - San Diego, California
Process
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Contacted for a phone interview.
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The phone interview consisted of technical questions regarding communication theory, semiconductor technology, mixed-signal technology, and anything on your resume.
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Called in for a face-to-face interview, which involved one-on-one interviews with different engineers presenting various technical questions and problems.
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Contacted me within a week with their decision.
Overall, very impressed with the company and process, though location circumstances made it not work out.
They ask about many industry-specific acronyms that might be unknown to a recent college graduate; this is just to gauge your knowledge.
Software/digital candidates might find hardware questions, such as ADC/DAC troubleshooting and semiconductor technology, difficult.
Hardware/analog candidates should be prepared for programming and algorithm questions.
Questions
If the input signal to an ADC is a perfect sine wave, but the output spectrum of the ADC shows significant odd harmonics, what is wrong with the ADC?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 3 interview experiences for the Qualcomm Hardware Test Engineer role in San Diego, California.
Success Rate
Qualcomm's interview process for their Hardware Test Engineer roles in San Diego, California is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Qualcomm's Hardware Test Engineer interview process in San Diego, California.
Qualcomm Work Experiences
- 3.0Not what it used to be in the pastTest Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Diego, California, United StatesSeptember 21, 2012Pros: The money is alright if you want to work 60+ hours a week, full throttle.Cons: Managers take credit for the work of others while asking them to do more and more work. Qualcomm doesn't care about their employees as much as they used to.
- 3.0Not as good as it was..Senior Staff Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Diego, California, United StatesApril 18, 2013Pros: - We have some really smart people here. - You can still work on really cutting-edge technology.Cons: - Do not promote from within. - No other major company is around San Diego. This gives management an easy position for salary/promotion when employees have no choice but to stay. - With the recent employment boom, we ended up with lots of people coming here to retire, and political people. - Parking is a mess. You won't find parking here unless you park four blocks away. - The office is a mess. We experienced growth too fast and are now three people in one small office.
- 3.0Good HW companySenior Staff Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Diego, California, United StatesJanuary 16, 2017Pros: Good training program, innovative working environment, competitive benefit package, in sunny San Diego. Used to be a good company overall.Cons: Stagnant reward growth, cut costs step by step every year, extend review cycles from six months to twelve months. Management doesn't care about employees anymore, except for shareholder interests.
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