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      Hardware Design Engineer Interview

      9 Oct 2016
      Anonymous employee
      Cupertino, CA

      Other Hardware Design Engineer interview reviews for Apple

      Hardware Design Engineer Interview

      10 Dec 2024
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Sunnyvale, CA
      No offer
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Apple (Cupertino, CA) in Feb 2012

      Interview

      Didn't get recruiters email after one year since I submit my resume on line. Had an onsite interview for full day with 8 people. All the interviewers were knowledgeable and seems to special in different areas. Overall the interviewers were nice except maybe one who gave me a hard time.

      Interview questions [4]

      Question 1

      What are the causes for current mirrors mismatch?
      Answer question

      Question 2

      Derive PLL transfer function from phase perspective
      Answer question

      Question 3

      Explain intuitively where is the zero coming from in two stage opamp
      Answer question

      Question 4

      Explain how a pipeline ADC works and how to do noise budget from a system point of view
      Answer question
      3
      Negative experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Apple (Sunnyvale, CA) in Nov 2024

      Interview

      Phone screen interview lasts for 45 minutes. 3 min self introduction and interviewer shared his screen and asked for answering few questions based on the circuit he draw. The process continues for about 40 minutes and last 2 min for asking questions.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      four questions on RC circuit, SPI, primary/secondary connection, buck converter
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      Hardware Design Engineer Interview

      28 June 2024
      Anonymous interview candidate
      San Francisco, CA
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Apple (San Francisco, CA) in Jan 2023

      Interview

      Review of previous experience from resume, high level design questions and processes at previous role. Specific questions about interfaces, SoC devices, responsibilities in previous role. More words more words and so forth

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      What were you responsible for in your previous role
      1 Answer

      Hardware Design Engineer Interview

      1 June 2022
      Anonymous interview candidate
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Apple

      Interview

      Recruiter contacted me on linked in. I had two phone interviews, one with someone who would have been a coworker and another with who would have been the boss. The first interview with the coworker was easy, not many hard technical questions just questions about resume and experience. The interview with the boss had a lot of technical questions related to and extrapolating on the experience listed on my resume.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      In high speed layout, explain impedance control
      1 Answer