Siemens-EDA Interview Experience | 6 month Intern | On-Campus

Siemens EDA visited our college in August.

• Role: Software intern/Embedded Intern
• Location: Bengaluru / Noida for Software and Noida for Embedded
• CGPA criteria: 7.5
• No. of Rounds – 2 (Online Assessment and 1 round of online Interview)
• Platforms – HackerEarth for Online Assessment and MS Teams for Interview
• Difficulty: Medium (varied slightly from person to person)
• Btech only

Round 1(Online Assessment)

The first round was an online assessment taken in our labs, with 111 students from CSE and ECE participating. It consisted of 42 multiple-choice questions (MCQs) and lasted for 1.5 hours. We expected 2 coding questions, but the pattern varies each year, so preparation should be flexible. The MCQs covered a mix of topics including aptitude (probability, basic math), basic C, C++, Java, and a few questions on digital circuits.

Suggestion: Try to do as many as you can, as fast as you can.

Round 2(Interview Round)

For the second round, 35 students were selected. This was an online interview round that lasted exactly 1 hour, with the interviewer being strict about the deadline.

The interview began with a formal introduction and a discussion about the projects and internships listed on my resume, which lasted for about 15 minutes. After that, I was given a medium-level DSA problem to solve: Find Local Minima in an Array.

First, I proposed a brute-force approach, which the interviewer asked me to code in my preferred language on an online compiler (without access to syntax help). After that, he asked me to optimize the solution to O(log n) time complexity, which I quickly identified as achievable using binary search. We discussed how I arrived at this approach and the edge cases, which took about 20 minutes. The interviewer did not ask me to code this part, as he was more interested in the logic.

Lastly, I was given a puzzle to solve: Puzzle 20 - 5 Pirates and 100 Gold Coins. It took me some time, but I provided a satisfactory answer. The interviewer then presented a follow-up scenario with 15 pirates and 3 coins, asking me to apply my reasoning to this case and discuss potential edge cases. I was able to give a satisfactory answer with some hints from the interviewer.

The interview ended with this discussion.

Suggestion: I would suggest doing quizzes from GeeksforGeeks and medium-level DSA questions.

Verdict

Fast forward 10 hours, and I, along with 4 other students, were selected for the software role and 2 others for the embedded role.