I applied in-person. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Texas Instruments (Dallas, TX) in Jul 2010
Interview
I had an on-site interview, which is much better than phone interviews. Usually they just check out what your background is and see what practical design knowledge you have. I haven't had the math quiz that other companies have had, maybe those were just phone screens.
The people/managers vary wildly between organizations. Some are much more helpful during the interview while others seem more skeptical. One interview gave me the impression that the work/life balance wouldn' be there. The culture seems to be very negative right now.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Asked specifics about my previous work. Like, exact sizes of some of the layout just to check to see if I was full of bologna.
i did the technical interview for 1h with two senior engineers using webex for the analog design engineer role and had to annotate using the mouse so it was uncomfortable
TI Design Engineer interviews cover analog/digital fundamentals, op-amps, STA, Verilog, CMOS, memory, and embedded C. Expect problem-solving, project presentation, and behavioral questions testing depth, reasoning, and technical clarity. Other than that it was basics.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Explain the working of a folded cascode op-amp and analyze its noise performance.
Excellent experience being interviewed by TI. This was back in 2007-08. TI was my first ever job and I had the most fantastic experience of my life working for them