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Lam Research Engineering Manager Interview Questions and Answers

Updated 8 Jan 2025

Lam Research Engineering Manager Interview Experiences

2 interviews found

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
More than 8 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before Jan 2024. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. What mechanical experience have you gained in your past organizations?
  • Ans. 

    I have gained extensive mechanical experience in designing and implementing various systems and components.

    • Led a team in designing and implementing a new HVAC system for a commercial building

    • Managed the installation of automated machinery in a manufacturing plant

    • Developed maintenance schedules for heavy machinery to ensure optimal performance

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. What has been your experience with leadership and people management in your past organizations?
  • Ans. 

    I have extensive experience in leadership and people management in my past organizations.

    • Led a team of engineers to successfully complete a major project ahead of schedule

    • Implemented performance management strategies to improve team productivity

    • Mentored and coached team members to help them reach their full potential

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. What is your experience with part costing?
  • Ans. 

    I have extensive experience with part costing in various engineering projects.

    • I have successfully managed part costing for multiple engineering projects, ensuring cost efficiency and budget adherence.

    • I am proficient in utilizing cost estimation tools and software to accurately calculate part costs.

    • I have collaborated with suppliers and vendors to negotiate pricing and optimize part costs.

    • I have experience in conducting...

  • Answered by AI
Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. What are your salary expectations for this role?
  • Ans. 

    My salary expectations are in line with industry standards for an Engineering Manager role.

    • Research industry standards for Engineering Manager salaries

    • Consider my experience, skills, and qualifications

    • Open to negotiation based on benefits package

  • Answered by AI

I applied via Recruitment Consultant and was interviewed in Jul 2020. There were 7 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Technical focus, innovative/creativity, Ownership and accountability, Above and beyond, skills etc

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be Prepared to demonstrate with good technical project details, your contribution and value addition, hands-on and design calculation s and always showcase what differentiation you can bring ( Patent, six Sigma, Triz, DFMA, system engineering etc)

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Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Prepaid and accruals
  • Q2. Transitions related questions
Interview experience
2
Poor
Difficulty level
Hard
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
No response

I applied via Recruitment Consulltant and was interviewed in Apr 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

It was hard and got tons of ds qs

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before Aug 2022. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
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Round 2 - Coding Test 

Problem would be given to solve

Round 3 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Questions will be based on their the first round
  • Q2. Questions will be from their projects
Round 4 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Behavioral questions
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Behavioral interview 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Would you prefer individual or team contribution?
  • Ans. 

    I believe in a balance of individual and team contribution depending on the project requirements.

    • I value individual contribution for tasks that require specialized skills or expertise.

    • I prefer team contribution for projects that require collaboration and diverse perspectives.

    • I believe in leveraging the strengths of both individual and team contributions to achieve project success.

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Candidate should prep for role you applied as well for behaviour interview questions.
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. General behavioral and situational questions about team members
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Identify if the number is positive, negative or zero
  • Ans. 

    Identify if a number is positive, negative, or zero

    • Check if the number is greater than 0 to determine if it is positive

    • Check if the number is less than 0 to determine if it is negative

    • If the number is neither greater nor less than 0, it is zero

  • Answered by AI

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed in Jun 2021. There was 1 interview round.

Interview Questionnaire 

6 Questions

  • Q1. References vs pointers
  • Ans. 

    References and pointers are both used to refer to memory locations, but references cannot be null and cannot be reseated.

    • Pointers can be null or uninitialized

    • Pointers can be reseated to point to a different memory location

    • References are automatically dereferenced

    • References cannot be used with arrays

    • Pointers can be used with arrays

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Where is it necessary to use references
  • Ans. 

    References are necessary when passing large objects to functions or when returning objects from functions.

    • When passing large objects to functions

    • When returning objects from functions

    • When working with complex data structures

    • When implementing operator overloading

    • When working with polymorphism

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Const pointers
  • Q4. Where to declare const pointers
  • Ans. 

    Const pointers should be declared in the same scope as the variable they point to.

    • Declaring const pointers in the same scope as the variable they point to ensures that the pointer cannot be used to modify the variable.

    • If the pointer is only used within a function, it should be declared within that function.

    • If the pointer is used across multiple functions, it should be declared in a header file or at the top of the sour...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q5. Copy constructor with pointers
  • Ans. 

    Copy constructor with pointers creates a new object by copying the values of the existing object's pointers.

    • Copy constructor is used to create a new object from an existing object.

    • Pointers in the new object point to the same memory locations as the original object.

    • Deep copy should be used to avoid shallow copy issues.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q6. New vs malloc
  • Ans. 

    new and malloc are used for dynamic memory allocation in C++ and C respectively.

    • new is an operator in C++ while malloc is a function in C.

    • new automatically calls the constructor while malloc does not.

    • new returns a pointer to the object while malloc returns a void pointer.

    • new throws an exception if allocation fails while malloc returns NULL.

    • new can be overloaded while malloc cannot be.

    • new and delete are used together wh

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare well OOPS fundamentals

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
2
Poor
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
-
Result
Not Selected
Round 1 - Technical 

(5 Questions)

  • Q1. What is confusion matrix
  • Ans. 

    A confusion matrix is a table that is often used to describe the performance of a classification model.

    • It is a matrix with rows representing the actual class and columns representing the predicted class.

    • It helps in evaluating the performance of a classification model by showing the number of correct and incorrect predictions.

    • It consists of four quadrants: True Positive, False Positive, True Negative, and False Negative...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Define your project
  • Q3. Define principle component analysis
  • Ans. 

    Principal component analysis is a statistical technique used to reduce the dimensionality of data while preserving important information.

    • PCA is used to identify patterns in data and express it in a more easily understandable form.

    • It works by finding the directions (principal components) along which the variance of the data is maximized.

    • These principal components are orthogonal to each other, meaning they are uncorrelat...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q4. Define inventory policy and inventory control method
  • Ans. 

    Inventory policy is a set of guidelines for managing inventory levels, while inventory control method is the process of implementing those guidelines.

    • Inventory policy determines when to order new inventory and how much to order

    • Inventory control method involves tracking inventory levels, forecasting demand, and optimizing order quantities

    • Examples of inventory policies include Just-in-Time (JIT) and Economic Order Quanti...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q5. What is reverse logistics
  • Ans. 

    Reverse logistics is the process of moving goods from their final destination back to the manufacturer or point of origin for resale, recycling, or disposal.

    • Involves returning products from customers to the manufacturer or retailer

    • Includes activities such as returns, refurbishment, recycling, or disposal

    • Helps in reducing waste and maximizing value from returned products

    • Examples: returning a defective product to the man

  • Answered by AI

Skills evaluated in this interview

I was interviewed in Sep 2017.

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. Find the sum of two numbers without using any mathematical operarors.
  • Ans. 

    Use bitwise operations to find the sum of two numbers without using mathematical operators.

    • Use bitwise XOR to find the sum of two numbers without carrying.

    • Use bitwise AND and left shift to find the carry.

    • Repeat the process until there is no carry left.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Delete a node from linked list when we are given a reference to the node. But the head pointer is not given.
  • Ans. 

    To delete a node from a linked list when only given a reference to the node, we can copy the data of the next node to the given node and delete the next node.

    • Copy the data of the next node to the given node

    • Update the next pointer of the given node to skip the next node

    • Delete the next node

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Technical Interview
Tips: Strong understanding and thorough knowledge of C programming.

College Name: IIT Madras

Skills evaluated in this interview

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