Axcelis Technologies Hardware Test / Validation Engineer interviews, decoded.

Got an email to set up an interview. First, I had a 30-minute 1:1 chat, and then a 1-hour interview with 5 people. The questions were mostly standard, but a few were really unique. It was a good interview overall, and the people were nice.

I met someone in an office and we talked by a white board where they drew or wrote problems. They asked me several electronic questions, like about ohms law, and also several mechanical questions, such as about the pressures acting on a container.

I applied online and got a call from HR. She asked about my background and if I was interested in the company. She said she wanted me to come in for an interview and was going to give me the details about the interview day. I mentioned I had interviewed there before, and she said she'd send over the info and confirmation. Then I got an automated rejection email.