I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Intel Corporation (Hillsboro, OR) in Sept 2012
Interview
After applying to several positions online and getting turned down, I finally got a phone interview from a group leader. During the phone interview I was asked to describe my research as if doing so to someone outside of my field. I was given 10 minutes to do so. Thereafter, the interviewer asked questions about some of my publications that he seemed to have already read before hand. He then proceeded to ask some tough random questions related to my optics background.
Right at the end of the phone interview, I was offered an onsite interview which I scheduled for the week after. The onsite was in Hillsboro, Oregon and comprised of a 45 minute presentation followed by questions. That was then followed by 9-10 one on one 30 minute discussions with various group members and other group leaders. I was also interviewed by the area manager who was the boss of the group leaders. All the interviews happened in the cafeteria, which made things less tense.
Ps - It is worth mentioning that the phone interview was my second with Intel. The first one had happened a week earlier with a different group leader, but somehow I got turned down for an onsite later that week. Intel recruiters tend to follow up on people like who get turned down, which is how I think I obtained the second interview (with a different group leader) a week or so later.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
what was the numerical aperture of such and such lens in your experiment? Tell me about the Michelson-morley experiment?
Very easy interview process. It took 3 months to get the offer. great work experience, poor management. strict deadlines. stressful, no work life balance, low salary, poor communication between upper management and engineers. lots of office politics
I applied online. I interviewed at Intel Corporation in May 2024
Interview
The manager emphasized questions about teamwork and collaboration, since my technical expertise had already been demonstrated and was not a concern during the interview process. The manager and his colleague took turns asking questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How do you resolve conflict, how do you prioritize projects, how do you mentor and train junior engineer?,...
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Intel Corporation (Kuala Lumpur) in Oct 2022
Interview
Virtual interview with the Director and Hiring Manager and it took almost one hour. They were looking for equipment engineer for their new process. Mostly talking about how I could contribute.