I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Qualcomm (San Diego, CA)
Interview
Initial phone interviews were positive and professional. The on site interview started off well with the HR portion. It went down hill fast. I interviewed with 5 people during the day. One interview was in the cafe next to the TV, another in the lobby of the lobby next to the coffee shop. The interviews were sketchy and unprofessional.
Interview questions [1]
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Interviews were not that technical and I was surprised by the lack of serious questions.
The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Qualcomm (San Diego, CA)
Interview
Received the onsite interview request after the phone interview. The onsite process includes 6 rounds.
Technical interviewers were easy going, they would give you hints or lead you if you have no clue. Asked about hardware test related questions, include what to test, how to test, what could be reasons if result is not as expected. Require basic knowledge about circuit schematic diagram, wireless communication transceiver diagram, noise figure, link budget calculation, sensitivity, testing equipment (e.g. VNA, Spectrum analyzer, etc.), basic C++ or C#
HR interview was very nice, introduced the company and its benefits, very few behavior questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Asked about problems one may see in practical testing, and how to debug the problem. They want to see how you think about the problem if you don't have experience.