Hardware Engineer Interview Questions
141 board-level electrical engineering questions with model answers on power, signal integrity, analog, PCB and embedded design. Paperback, 6 × 9 in, 322 pages.
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Who it is for
New graduates to mid-level hardware and electrical engineers preparing for board-level interviews — power, analog, signal integrity, PCB and embedded. Senior engineers can follow the Senior system track. It is not an RTL or digital-design book.
Contents
| Ch. | Chapter | Questions | Page |
| 1 | Passives & Components | 10 | 9 |
| 2 | Analog & Op-Amps | 16 | 31 |
| 3 | Filters, Sampling & Data Converters | 7 | 65 |
| 4 | Power Conversion | 20 | 81 |
| 5 | Power Integrity & Protection | 5 | 123 |
| 6 | Signal Integrity & Transmission Lines | 16 | 135 |
| 7 | High-Speed Interfaces & Memory | 14 | 169 |
| 8 | Low-Speed Interfaces & Embedded Hardware | 12 | 199 |
| 9 | EMC, ESD & Grounding | 8 | 225 |
| 10 | PCB Layout, Stack-up & Manufacturing | 8 | 243 |
| 11 | Measurement, Debug & Failure Analysis | 9 | 261 |
| 12 | System Design (Open-Ended) | 10 | 281 |
| 13 | Behavioral & Your Own Story | 6 | 303 |
Appendix A — numbers to carry into the room · Appendix B — question index.
How each question works
The question is on a right-hand page with its level, what the interviewer is really testing, and room to sketch your answer. Turn the page for the answer: what to say first, how to explain it, the numbers worth quoting and the follow-ups that come next. Every answer page ends with a web address for extra explanation on this site.