Texas Instruments Interview Experience (On-Campus)

Texas Instruments recently visited our campus to conduct a recruitment drive, offering full-time opportunities for two distinct roles: Embedded Processing Engineer and Analog Engineer. Prior to the selection process, candidates were required to complete a preference form indicating their role of interest – Embedded Processing, Analog Engineering, or both. This was to ensure that the subsequent assessments and interviews were tailored to the chosen roles.

The selection process consisted of four stages:

The initial stage was an online assessment of moderate difficulty designed to evaluate the candidates’ technical knowledge and problem-solving skills pertinent to their selected roles. Many students gave this assessment and the questions were from the topics mentioned below:

• Digital and analog circuits
• Microcontrollers and microprocessors
• Signal processing
• Basic programming skills
• Engineering mathematics

For candidates opting for both roles in their role choice form, the assessment encompassed a broader range of topics to cover both Embedded Processing and Analog Engineering. After few days of assessment we got the results and I along with other 19 students were selected for the further interview rounds i.e. a total of 20 students.

The interview took place offline in our campus and there were series of panel members and each one of them were expert in their domain. There were a total of 3 interviewers for embedded processing role and 2 interviewers for the analog engineer role. All the interviewers were taking interviews separately based on their availability, not in a particular order. As I chose analog engineering role so I had 2 interviewers panel which means a total of 2 interview rounds. Here, I tried to mention all the questions for both the role asked in all the three rounds in a 2 technical rounds format. The first technical interview was of moderate difficulty and focused on the core principles and practical knowledge relevant to the chosen role. For Embedded Processing Engineer candidates, the questions revolved around:

• Microcontroller architecture
• Embedded C programming
• Real-time operating systems (RTOS)
• Interrupt handling and peripheral interfacing

For Analog Engineer candidates, the focus was on:

• Analog circuit design
• Operational amplifiers
• Frequency response analysis
• Power management circuits

The second technical round was also of moderate difficulty and involved problem-solving and scenario-based questions to test the candidate’s application of theoretical knowledge in practical situations. This round included:

• Detailed circuit analysis
• Debugging embedded systems
• Design challenges in analog circuits
• Signal integrity issues and mitigation techniques

Candidates were also asked to explain past projects and experiences that demonstrated their technical competencies and problem-solving abilities. After this all the technical rounds for both the role, only 2 students proceeded for the further round and I was out of the process at the last technical interview round, but still I will try to mention the further process. After that both the students were told that on the next day they would have an HR Round virtually through GMeet.

The final stage was an HR interview conducted virtually on the next day aimed at assessing the candidate’s fit within the company culture and their soft skills. This round included questions on:

• Career aspirations and goals
• Teamwork and collaboration experiences
• Situational judgment and conflict resolution
• Understanding of Texas Instrument’s core values and work environment

Overall, the interview process was thorough and designed to assess both the technical acumen and the cultural fit of the candidates. Texas Instruments ensured that each stage was role-specific, providing a fair and comprehensive evaluation of the candidates for the Embedded Processing Engineer and Analog Engineer positions. This whole process ended in the evening and after all such rounds they selected only 1 student from our campus and I was not selected for any such role at Texas Instruments. Thanks for reading out my experience.