Maxim Integrated Engineer Interview Questions
& Process
Real candidates share what happened, how many rounds they had,
and how the experience turned out.
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Candidate interview experiences
First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at Maxim Integrated.
Maxim Integrated
Product Engineer
Intern Easy Positive experience No offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Onsite
Interview formats
Technical Behavioral
I got the interview after a college career fair for a product engineering internship role. It was a Skype interview with three interviewers back-to-back, each interview lasting about an hour. The first interviewer explained the job and asked me to describe the bandgap voltage reference, which took some time. The second interviewer asked questions about the threshold voltage of a transistor. The last interviewer focused on behavioral questions.
Confirmed questions2 questions
- Can you explain the bandgap voltage reference?
- Tell me about the threshold voltage of a transistor.
Maxim Integrated
CAD Engineer
Mid Average Negative experience No offer 6 rounds
Interview process
Technical screen Recruiter call
Interview formats
Technical Behavioral
I went through 6 rounds of technical interviews. After that, I didn't hear back from HR. When I reached out, they said the hiring manager hadn't given their review yet and they'd contact me in 2 days. Still no word. I called again and got the same response about hearing back in 2 days. No response again, and they neither rejected me nor gave any feedback, just said they'd be in touch. Honestly, the worst HR behavior. P.S. I thought I did well in all the interviews.
Confirmed questions1 question
- What makes you want to leave your current company?
Maxim Integrated
Engineer
Entry Difficult Positive experience No offer 1 round
Interview process
Technical screen
Interview formats
Technical
Lots of technical questions. They are super interested in your engineering background and skills. Most questions dive deep into your technical experience and knowledge for the role. No soft, HR-type questions. Many questions go beyond just knowing how to use a process, probing into the deeper scientific knowledge of how processes work and function in detail.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Can you explain how an SEM creates its image?
Maxim Integrated Engineer Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from Maxim Integrated interview reports.
“Can you explain the bandgap voltage reference?”
Read reports →“How does an op-amp circuit with resistors and capacitors behave?”
Read reports →“What are the merits and demerits of bipolar and CMOS current mirrors, and how can mismatches be improved?”
Read reports →“Can you draw the cross section of a CMOS inverter and explain how you would connect the body of PMOS and NMOS to vdd and gnd respectively?”
Read reports →“What are the fundamental electric components?”
Read report →“Could you describe the characteristic curves for a capacitor and an inductor?”
Read report →“Also, could you show the regions of operation for nmos on the inverter transfer curve?”
Read report →“Regarding a basic two-stage op-amp, what are the common mismatches and methods for improvement?”
Read report →“Can you explain logic gates using CMOS?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
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