I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Renesas (Austin, TX) in May 2024
Interview
I applied online and within a few hours I was contacted to schedule a phone interview. I met with the recruiter and they asked me about my resume experiences and career interests. They also asked me about my salary expectations. I was then told that the application would be then send to the hiring manager and did not hear back after that.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Do you have any experience with power electronics?
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Renesas (Bengaluru) in Nov 2025
Interview
It was an easy interview, they check your basics,. Very important to know how to code. Hardware knowledge required as well. Embedded Basics is very important, theory is enough to clear the interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How will you debug a code, whats the first process?
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Renesas (Milpitas, CA) in Jun 2022
Interview
I had to interview with the hiring manager, a senior engineer on the team, and a few directors that the person in this role would be working with.
They were trying to gauge the level of technical depth I could go into and if my experience was relevant.
Field Applications Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Renesas with 2 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 56.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Field Applications Engineer roles take an average of 16 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Renesas overall takes an average of 23 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Renesas as a Field Applications Engineer according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 40%
Background check: 20%
Personality test: 20%
Skills test: 20%
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