I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Qualcomm (San Diego, CA) in Jan 2009
Interview
smooth process. phone interview first and if pass, on-site interview.
1 on 1 interviews, and with 4~5 different engineers.
HR will be the host through out the day and answers many questions.
Very fast response either yes or no.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Qualcomm (San Diego, CA) in Jul 2011
Interview
Initial phone interview was very basic and relatively short (30 mins). Questions ranged from basic EE 101 type to synthesis issues. It was NOT by the hiring manager but another engineers in the hiring team.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Setup and hold time questions. Add inverters on the clock path, etc.
The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Qualcomm (San Diego, CA) in Jun 2011
Interview
I got a phone call from the DSP Group for a phone interview for the following week,
Tested on DSP, C, C++, Comms theory,ECC etc...
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
given 20 "destructable" light bulbs(which breaks at certain height), and a building with 100 floors, how do you determine the height that the light bulb breaks.