Qualcomm Associate Engineer Interview Questions, Process, and Tips

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Round: Test
Experience: The first round was a written round. The paper had three sections: Aptitude , C and DSP.

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: 14-15 people were shortlisted for the second round (Technical Interview round). Questions were asked on topics like Digital System Design, DECA and VLSI (Sequence detector questions, FSM based questions and MOSFET based questions)

Round: HR Interview
Experience: 3 people were shortlisted for the HR round. The general trend is that, you make it to the HR round, You have almost grabbed the Intern :) . Usual questions like "why Qalcomm?", "What is special about you?", "What are your strengths and weaknesses?" etc. were asked.

General Tips: For interns: Be thorough with DECA, MOSFETS and DSD. These are the areas on which Qualcomm's work focuses on. It will be a plus point if you know VLSI.
For fresh grads: You need to be thorough with VLSI design in addition to the above mentioned topics.
Skill Tips: I went through DECA notes. No need of any extra preparation if you are thorough with basic concepts in DSD and DECA.
1) Prepare your Resume properly. I was asked about each and every project that I had mentioned in my Resume. If you fumble about anything on your resume, it will dampen your prospects of moving forward.
2) For internship selection, there will be 1 technical interview round and 1 HR round whereas for Fresh grads selection : there will be 2 technical interview rounds and 1 HR round
The overall recruitment procedure was Exhausting. It lasted for an entire day.
Skills:
College Name: NIT Surathkal

Round: Test
Experience: a) Logical Reasoning Section
b) C programming Section
c) Technical Section ( Analog / Digital / Basics of Semi-conductor )
Tips: The Logical questions are similar to ones asked in CAT . You can easily find such questions on internet .

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Technical Interview 1 : In this interview I was asked about Pspice and NgSpice , Two port Networks , Op-amps (Basically Linear Integrated Circuits) , Circuit Theory (Basics of RC circuits ) . Projects Written in my resume were also covered at great length . 3. Technical Interview 2 : This interview covered my knowledge on VLSI and digital system designs . However it also include some basics of data structures (especially Linked List ).
Tips: 1. Analog Electronics , Linear Integrated Circuits , Circuit Theory , Digital System Designs and VLSI. A Strong basic knowledge of these topics is required . Books Referred by ECE dept. on these topics are sufficient . Some basic numerical on Semiconductors were also asked in online test . So just go through them also.
2. For C Programming Section , LET US C is sufficient . For more practice u can find C APTI questions on internet . Make sure u have knowledge of Data Structure as well .

Round: HR Interview
Experience: Is the most interesting of all .However its again a formality to ensure i am truly invested in working for company.

General Tips: 1. Luck is an important factor in Placement . But its in your hand how you proceed in your interview . Try to always converge the whole essence of interview to your strong Topic / Point .
2. Make sure your basics are strong . They will try to put you in a situation from where the way out is only through your basics . Interviewer will always look at how you come out stress condition .
3. Don't get nervous . Always keep your attitude up but don't be arrogant .
Fun - Challenging . Interviewer were really kind . HR round was really interesting . Overall amazing day for me
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College Name: NIT Surathkal