Texas Instruments

Product Test Interview Experience - United States

September 1, 2017

Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

The first interview was purely behavioral and on campus. Know your resume well and be prepared to give examples from previous projects.

The second interview involved creating an 8-10 minute technical presentation on a previous project. Afterwards, they asked a mix of behavioral and technical questions.

Questions

What are the ideal characteristics of an OP-Amp?

Describe how to build a low-pass filter.

Describe how to build an inverting amplifier. What is its gain?

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 3 interview experiences for the Texas Instruments Product Test role in United States.

Success Rate

0%

Pass Rate

Texas Instruments's interview process for their Product Test roles in the United States is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

Positive100%

Neutral0%

Negative0%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Texas Instruments's Product Test interview process in United States.

Texas Instruments Work Experiences

Professional and fun, given real work and challenging projects

Product Test • Former Employee

Dallas, Texas, United States

September 16, 2017

Pros: I learned a lot of technical things. The internship was very organized and informative.

Cons: Had to work overtime (although discouraged from doing so because they can't pay interns overtime).

Professional and fun, given real work and challenging projects

Product Test • Former Employee

Dallas, Texas, United States

September 16, 2017

Pros: I learned a lot of technical things. The internship was very organized and informative.

Cons: Had to work overtime (although discouraged from doing so because they can't pay interns overtime).

A good training ground as a new engineer

Senior Product Engineer • Former Employee

Clark, United States

Pros: The processes are very structured. Offers a wide range of trainings. It's a fast-paced company, which means that if this is your first employer, then you will definitely learn many things under pressure. This is actually good and beneficial for you, especially if you want to work abroad.

Cons: Promotion is based on exposure and politics, even though they always say that promotion is based on performance. In reality, that is not the truth. Politics and exposure play big roles for you to get promoted.

A good training ground as a new engineer

Senior Product Engineer • Former Employee

Clark, United States

Pros: The processes are very structured. Offers a wide range of trainings. It's a fast-paced company, which means that if this is your first employer, then you will definitely learn many things under pressure. This is actually good and beneficial for you, especially if you want to work abroad.

Cons: Promotion is based on exposure and politics, even though they always say that promotion is based on performance. In reality, that is not the truth. Politics and exposure play big roles for you to get promoted.

Good Salary, No Cons

Equipment Engineer • Former Employee

Clark, United States

Pros: Good starting salary for fresh grads.

Cons: Can't think of any right now.

Good Salary, No Cons

Equipment Engineer • Former Employee

Clark, United States

Pros: Good starting salary for fresh grads.

Cons: Can't think of any right now.

Professional and fun, given real work and challenging projects

Product Test • Former Employee

Dallas, Texas, United States

September 16, 2017

Pros: I learned a lot of technical things. The internship was very organized and informative.

Cons: Had to work overtime (although discouraged from doing so because they can't pay interns overtime).

4.0
Professional and fun, given real work and challenging projects
Product Test • Former Employee
Dallas, Texas, United States
September 16, 2017
Pros: I learned a lot of technical things. The internship was very organized and informative.
Cons: Had to work overtime (although discouraged from doing so because they can't pay interns overtime).

A good training ground as a new engineer

Senior Product Engineer • Former Employee

Clark, United States

Pros: The processes are very structured. Offers a wide range of trainings. It's a fast-paced company, which means that if this is your first employer, then you will definitely learn many things under pressure. This is actually good and beneficial for you, especially if you want to work abroad.

Cons: Promotion is based on exposure and politics, even though they always say that promotion is based on performance. In reality, that is not the truth. Politics and exposure play big roles for you to get promoted.

4.0
A good training ground as a new engineer
Senior Product Engineer • Former Employee
Clark, United States
June 24, 2025
Pros: The processes are very structured. Offers a wide range of trainings. It's a fast-paced company, which means that if this is your first employer, then you will definitely learn many things under pressure. This is actually good and beneficial for you, especially if you want to work abroad.
Cons: Promotion is based on exposure and politics, even though they always say that promotion is based on performance. In reality, that is not the truth. Politics and exposure play big roles for you to get promoted.

Good Salary, No Cons

Equipment Engineer • Former Employee

Clark, United States

Pros: Good starting salary for fresh grads.

Cons: Can't think of any right now.

4.0
Good Salary, No Cons
Equipment Engineer • Former Employee
Clark, United States
July 13, 2023
Pros: Good starting salary for fresh grads.
Cons: Can't think of any right now.

Texas Instruments Interview Questions

Minimum Path Sum

Find the minimum sum of a path from the top-left to the bottom-right corner of a grid. You can only move down or right at each step.

ArraysDynamic Programming

Generate Parentheses

Given a number 'n', generate all possible well-formed (balanced) parentheses strings of length 2*n. For instance, if n=3, you need to create all valid combinations like '((()))', '(()())', etc.

RecursionBacktracking

Partition Array Into Two Arrays to Minimize Sum Difference

Divide an array into two subarrays such that the absolute difference between their sums is minimized. Find the best possible split to make the subarray sums as close as possible.

ArraysRecursionBit Manipulation

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