Texas Instruments Hardware Test / Validation Engineer Interview Questions
& Process
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Texas Instruments
Design Verification Engineer
Entry Average Positive experience Accept offer 1 round
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Onsite
Interview formats
Technical
I'm moving internally to a new role as a full-time Design Verification Engineer, coming from an intern validation role. The interview was quite simple, just one round with two interviewers, the hiring manager and another colleague. They asked me some questions and I had to draw my answers using Paint.
Confirmed questions4 questions
- Can you explain a low pass filter?
- What is the output voltage of an inverting op amp?
- Could you identify the high frequency component of a PWM signal?
Texas Instruments
System Verification Engineer
Mid Difficult Positive experience No offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Background check Offer
Interview formats
Technical Behavioral
The interview process was pretty tough. They first looked at my projects and asked a lot about why I picked certain parts, why I wanted specific specs, and what other choices I had. They really wanted to see if I understood my project inside and out. After that, they moved on to some questions about analog and digital electronics. If you did well in that first part, you then moved on to the HR round.
Confirmed questions2 questions
- Tell me about the specific feedback circuit in your project and why you chose that particular feedback.
- If a different rating was provided for the resistor, what adjustments would be necessary for the circuit?
Texas Instruments
Validation Engineer
Entry Easy Negative experience No offer 1 round
Interview process
Technical screen
Interview formats
Technical
The interview had simple questions about circuit theory and sampling frequency. We talked for about 45 minutes. We discussed the impedance for a voltmeter and ammeter and how to connect them in different circuits for precise readings.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Regarding an unknown resistance, describe how to construct a circuit to determine its value using a voltmeter and an ammeter.
Texas Instruments Hardware Test / Validation Engineer Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from Texas Instruments interview reports.
“Describe the outcome when a low signal is applied to the gate of an NMOSFET.”
Read reports →“Design an f/3 frequency counter that has a 50% duty cycle and takes an input clock frequency f.”
Read reports →“If a different rating was provided for the resistor, what adjustments would be necessary for the circuit?”
Read reports →“For the given digital circuit with a fault, what inputs are needed to detect the error in one pass?”
Read reports →“What would this AC signal look like after going through an ADC converter?”
Read report →“Could you draw a CMOS inverter and a NAND gate at the transistor level?”
Read report →“Can you plot the output voltage versus the input voltage for this circuit?”
Read report →“Could you draw a transistor's cross section and explain the body effect?”
Read report →“Could you describe a shunt voltage regulator circuit using a voltage divider and a reverse biased zener diode?”
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