Applications Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Ansys with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 81% positive. To compare, the company-average is 65.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Applications Engineer roles take an average of 23 days to get hired, when considering 16 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Ansys overall takes an average of 26 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Ansys as a Applications Engineer according to 16 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 28%
One on one interview: 22%
Group panel interview: 16%
Skills test: 13%
Background check: 13%
Presentation: 6%
Drug test: 3%
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I applied through college or university. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Ansys (New Delhi) in Aug 2024
Interview
Round 1 is the resume shortlisting round. Candidates were shortlisted on the basis of their resume. About 100 candidates were given the opportunity to appear for the Online Assessment. About 60 students appeared for the test. The test contained basic VLSI MCQ questions on circuit design 10 students were shortlisted for the interviews. I was one of them. 2 rounds of interviews were conducted. Round 1 was technical and round 2 was HR. Out of 10, 2 were made it to the HR round. I was not one of them. Both got offers
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The interviewer asked me to plot voltage characteristics graph of CMOS inverter on the screen shared by them. The interviewer followed by some basic counter questions relating the graph and various voltages.
Several steps. First a probing interview by a recruiter (from Ansys, not external), then another interview with a recruiter.
Second round was a technical interview with HR and a technical manager.
Third round was another technical interview with a technical manager.
Fourth round was an in person interview where I had to present a technical topic for 10-15 min for a technical manager and an application engineer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Technical questions about simulation, python programming, work experience, technical question about work.
I applied online. I interviewed at Ansys (Austin, TX)
Interview
Asked multiple questions about CMOS Circuits, STA, asked to calculate the max frequency of a cicruit, Python Scripting and discusses the projects present in my resume. Asked 2-3 behavioural questions.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Ansys (Seattle, WA)
Interview
Panel interview with presentation online, questions during presentation, generally felt informal due to this in particular. Interviewers were upbeat and answered my questions well. The business acumen side of the role was more important than described in job post.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you pitch using ansys software to a customer?