I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Source Photonics (Los Angeles, CA) in Jul 2020
Interview
Two rounds of phone screening, followed by a video interview. 45 minutes of presentation, and Q&As. The HR's director is quite nice. The entire time span is relatively long. The audio signal is not very stable during the phone interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Basic questions about fiber coupling into SMF, factors that can affect coupling effiency.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Source Photonics (West Hills, CA) in Sept 2017
Interview
Off-site:
Phone Screening (30 minutes). Informal technical conversion with one of the engineers to gauge interest in the field and overlapping skills with job requirements.
On-site
1. Technical Presentation (45 minutes) - powerpoint presentation on your research
2. Technical Interview (2 hours) - discussion with major technical leads about skills, the field, and some circuits/devices.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Some circuitry questions
Background and knowledge of the field
Lots of discussion of research, current job, and transferable skills.
I applied through other source. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Source Photonics (Chatsworth, CA) in Jul 2013
Interview
computer test on microsoft outlook package, decipher respond to an email, shop for airline ticket online, how to solve problems for CEO, explain of typical tasks and work requirement, linguistic test of speaking chinese mandarin and reading chinese mandarin.
