Garmin Electrical Engineer Interview Questions
& Process
Real candidates share what happened, how many rounds they had,
and how the experience turned out.
Based on 24 interview experiences · FREE TO READ
Candidate interview experiences
First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at Garmin.
Garmin
Electrical Design Engineer
Mid Average Negative experience No offer 5 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Onsite Panel Presentation
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical Coding Presentation
Had a 45 min initial call with the recruiter, then a 1 hour technical screen with an engineer. After that, I was flown out to Olathe for an all-day technical panel with 3 sessions and lunch. The first two stages were pretty relaxed, with interviewers asking about my resume and what I thought were the best circuit elements. But the in-person part was rough. I applied for the fitness watch hardware team, but it turned out all the teams interviewing me were for the aviation group, which wasn't what I expected. To make things worse, the last group I met with was rude and condescending. They gave a paper test on electronics, covering op amps, capacitors, diodes, LEDs, behavioral questions, my resume, and some basic circuit design.
Confirmed questions8 questions
- Could you design a circuit for an LED to connect to a microcontroller?
- How would you analyze the AC behavior of an operational amplifier?
- Explain Bode Plots in the context of capacitors.
Garmin
Electrical Design Engineer
Entry Difficult Positive experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Technical screen Recruiter call
Interview formats
Technical Behavioral
It was a very technical interview, where we talked through solving technical problems. Make sure you have a solid understanding of analog electronics and be ready to talk about your past internships or accomplishments. There were not many behavioral questions.
Confirmed questions1 question
- How do you deal with disagreements within a team?
Garmin
Electrical Design Engineer
Intern Average Positive experience Accept offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Onsite Panel
Interview formats
Technical Behavioral
I applied online and then two weeks later, I chatted with them at my school's career fair. After that, I got set up with an online interview with an EE manager. The technical interview went well, and I also had a behavioral interview online the same week.
Confirmed questions4 questions
- Can you tell me about your personal projects and any previous internship experiences you've had?
- What do you consider to be the ideal characteristics of an operational amplifier?
- Could you analyze some specific op-amp circuit configurations and explain your reasoning?
Garmin Electrical Engineer Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from Garmin interview reports.
“What distinguishes a Field-Effect Transistor (FET) from a Bipolar Junction Transistor (BJT)?”
Read reports →“Explain Bode Plots in the context of capacitors.”
Read reports →“Could you look over this circuit diagram and tell me about the voltage across an LED?”
Read reports →“Could you describe the transient response of the output voltage across a resistor in a high-pass RC filter?”
Read reports →“Given an input signal in the form of a saw wave, what would be the output if it were processed by the active filter you designed?”
Read report →“Can you explain op amp gain?”
Read report →“Explain the working principle of an op amp.”
Read report →“Could you design a circuit for an LED to connect to a microcontroller?”
Read report →“For both FETs and BJTs, what are their specific applications?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 24 Garmin interview reports.