Hardware Electrical Engineer Interview Tips

[shly]

Hi All,

I have an interview for a hardware electrical enginner postion to prepare. Anybody has advices and suggestions? Any good materials or tutorials to review before going to the interview?

The job description is as following:

RESPONSIBILITIES:
Your responsibilities include but not limited to the following:
- Hardware design based on system level requirements, including but not limited to
schematic capture, PCB layout, assembly instructions, and component selection;
- Building, testing, debugging and optimization of prototype.
- Current product optimization

EXPERIENCE: experience in hardware design, especially in microprocessor
based systems. Familiar with microprocessors such as MCS-51, ARM and Mega128 family. Firmware experience a plus.

SKILLS and QUALIFICATIONS:
-Design for manufacturing sensitivity
-Hands-on experience in 8-bit, 16-bit, and 32-bit processor and peripherals
-Familiar with design packages (Protel and PADS), ORCAD, ALTIUM
-Experience in debugging analog, digital and sensing/control electronics
-Embedded software experience
-Understanding of system and subsystem communications industry standards
such as RS232, I2C, SPI, USB, Ethernet, etc.
- Knowledge of ultrasonic transducers, pressure sensors, and proximity sensors a
plus
-Knowledge of wireless communication protocols a plus

 

[cameo_2007]

Hardwared Design:

-why are decoupling caps used for and how do you calculate its value
-what precuations are taken care while designing a high speed board
-how do you choose layers while designing for a multilayer board
-what is a hardware development life cycle
-what is the advantage of I2C or advantages of any other protocols.
-how do you map address lines and data lines
-basic circutries of resistors,caps, relay drivers
-most importantly you should know about the in and out of the projects you have done recently

 

[Gundam001]

Hello,


The job description is very familiar. Are you applying to ionics-ems?

krgrds,

Robert

 

[amnandu]

Hello


do you have answers for those questions???

 

[austroanglo]

Great info. Thanks.
Any tips/comments on your answer thoughts?

Hardwared Design:

-why are decoupling caps used for and how do you calculate its value
-what precuations are taken care while designing a high speed board
-how do you choose layers while designing for a multilayer board
-what is a hardware development life cycle
-what is the advantage of I2C or advantages of any other protocols.
-how do you map address lines and data lines
-basic circutries of resistors,caps, relay drivers
-most importantly you should know about the in and out of the projects you have done recently