I applied online. I interviewed at Lam Research (Freemont, PA)
Interview
They sent an email a day before and asked me for a 30-minute phone-based interview. After I sent them availability the interviewer sent me a teams link as well as a phone number to contact. The interview went past 30 min around 45-50 min. The interviewer was very polite and gave me time to frame my answers.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Do you have any hardware experience and how do you deal with a instrument issues, how do you try to fix them
I had a positive interview experience with a clear and organized process. The interviewers were respectful, engaging, and genuinely interested in my experience. I especially appreciated the focus on real-world problem solving and collaboration. Overall, it gave me a good impression of the team and company culture.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Which step of 8D do you think is the most important?
Had an initial screening call and then a Teams interview. The initial screening call was 20 min, and the entire Teams interview was 7 rounds of 30 min each.
Ghosted after that
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Principal component analysis and an example to answer it.
GOOD, ask some behavior questions, like how to deal with conflits or disagree with colleagues. Don; have too many technique detials, Just talk about previous research experiences, like phd research