Applications Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at NXP Semiconductors with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 70.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Applications Engineer roles take an average of 46 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at NXP Semiconductors overall takes an average of 24 days.
Common stages of the interview process at NXP Semiconductors as a Applications Engineer according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 50%
One on one interview: 25%
Group panel interview: 25%
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Basic questions about microprocessors. SPI, I2C communcation protocols, presentation day and test. Presenation was based on the topic of your choice, for which you had to submit it a week earlier and then present on the assessment day
I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at NXP Semiconductors (Chicago, IL) in Feb 2017
Interview
several phone interviews with management. Sales and other FAE were part of the interview process. The process was extremely slow. You would interview with someone and not hear back for weeks.
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Question 1
Describe some scenarios where you solved a difficult problem
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at NXP Semiconductors (San Jose, CA) in Mar 2012
Interview
Phone interview - kind of technical. Ask about how JTAG and I2C physical connection.
On-Site - Describe how the I2C work, software and hardware wise. Explain how SDIO work. Show how to do strcopy in C.
Take home - given a MCU starter kit and provide a working C code to demonstrate ability to understand MCU.