I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Imagination Technologies (Kings Langley, England) in Dec 2021
Interview
An initial CV review including an introduction to the company and the role, followed by a high quality technical interview consisting of a number of in-depth component, and a final HR interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
An interactive deep-dive into the design of a hardware component at a block-diagram level.
I applied online. I interviewed at Imagination Technologies (Bristol, England) in Nov 2016
Interview
I applied on the website, then I got a phone interview where i had to answer some basic questions (such as "which is the frequency of a clock of 5 ns" and how to multiply a bit number by 2")
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
-projects described on the CV
-Traffic Light Controller FSM and do it in RTL
I applied online. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Imagination Technologies (Delft) in Nov 2015
Interview
I applied through their online site for the same post in Bristol and in Kings Langley. The job vacancy was Hardware engineer for their MIPS group. It seemed to be an ideal post. After two weeks, we arranged a phone interview. Generally I think they are looking for senior designers with experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Except for RAW, WAR, WAW what other kind of stalls exist within a CPU pipeline?
Hardware Design Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Imagination Technologies with 3.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 80% positive. To compare, the company-average is 61.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Hardware Design Engineer roles take an average of 21 days to get hired, when considering 5 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Imagination Technologies overall takes an average of 26 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Imagination Technologies as a Hardware Design Engineer according to 5 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 26%
One on one interview: 21%
Presentation: 16%
Skills test: 16%
Group panel interview: 11%
Drug test: 5%
Personality test: 5%
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