Intel Corporation

Support - Managers are very supportive to their interns. The work hours are flexible. Typically it requires to meet deadlines for the deliverables. One can come late and leave early in the office but at the same time to meet deliverables one might work after hours as well. If an Intern has a clas...

Hard work. Seems simple enough, but this is not just working hard but also working smart. To succeed at Intel you need to be able to add more value to your team than they next person they could hire. As a CMU grad, you are expected to bring your training from the classroom into your office wor...

Competitive but friendly. Intel hires individuals that can bring something positive to the table and have a strong work ethic. You will feel supported by your colleagues, trainers and shift managers. Truly, Intel takes care of their employees and awards those that have went above and beyond in th...

A monthly gross (before-tax) salary of $(6500 + x*500), where x is the year you finished in your graduate studies, can be expected. For example, if you are interning after your second year your salary can be around $7500/month ($90000 annual). The compensation may vary depending on the department...

The interview process wasn't too bad at all. For the data center position, I had one phone call with the manager and one on-site with two members of the data center team. Just be prepared to talk about your technical experience. They did ask me a few questions about Linux commands during the inte...

A process control engineer is responsible for ensuring that a production process and related equipment are running reliably and effectively. This includes monitoring equipment and process parameters, planning upgrades and maintenance, and developing and implementing changes that improve uptime an...

Due to the nature of our business, Intel is made up of a lot of Type A personalities. We therefore value people who are self-starters, are passionate about the quality of their work, completes projects as agreed to, and takes it upon themselves to learn. Intel also believes in establishing a pipe...

Out of the few companies that I have worked for so far, Intel has been the best at mentorship. One of my biggest career mistakes was not getting a mentor early on in my career at Intel. Having a mentor and networking can offer other career opportunities. I deeply regret not doing these activit...

Surprisingly (or unsurprisingly), a candidate should highlight their interest in Environmental Engineering. Any previous work experience or class focus should show that you are interested in this field. We get a lot of candidates that have more of an interest in “sustainability”, which is great b...

Intel believes in creating technology that improves people's lives. My web application project helped Intel with creating a starting point for data management for PC configuration data, which greatly simplifies the work of future developers working on the project and improves organization within ...

A few: - The interview will be a behavioral interview. Remember, you must keep a level head no matter what happens. - You will most likely be interviewed by more than one person at a time. - Know exactly why you are working for this position and where you see yourself in 5+ years....

MT’s work a compressed workweek, 12 hours a day, 3 and 4 days a week. So, my shift was shift 5, Sunday, thru Tuesday, 6 am to 6pm, one week. Sunday thru Wednesday the next. The other shifts were shift 4, Sat night thru Tuesday night, 6pm to 6am. Shift 6 & 7 were weds thru Saturday nights……It soun...

A software engineer generally gets a job where his skills in programming languages are highly essential, like python, C/C++, Java, HTML, CSS, PHP etc. No one actually expects you to know by heart all the syntax of the programming languages, but if you can then that is just great. It is fine if yo...

Having prior experience with Linux would be very useful. We worked a lot in the terminal with vi, so that would be good to know in addition to basic Linux commands.

Keep communication open, ask questions, show that you have the ability to learn, and communicate to people that you are wanting to work here. Also, be open to any position. Once you are in, it is easier to move around and get to a position that you desire.

In short - they design IP blocks for either existing IPs or new IPs. Detailed: A typical role will be based on the experience. If the engineer is fresher, then he would be initially tasked to run some design related tools and analysis the design or assist the verification team to fix the bugs. A...

A typical day is usually covered with 30mins of reading emails and following up with verification engineers, 2-3 hours of design thinking on RTL, 1 hour of coding and 1 hour of experiment and 1 hour of interaction with microarchitect or architect or coworker. The meetings usually are status updat...

It varies on few important things. The biggest issue with Bangalore is the traffic. If you like close to the campus, this is least worried about thing. Second, typically during time of release (once or twice or thrice a year), we spend more time (like 10-12hours a day) doing work. Usually its se...

I liked the pay/benefits, my team, 12 hr shifts ( 3-4 day weekends), working with and learning about cutting-edge technologies, and sense of accomplishment/pride from helping advance technology. I disliked my schedule (night shift 7pm-7am), not getting to do creative problem solving (almost all ...

The job roles are different depending on which area you are in and which location you are at. There are differences between equipment, engineering, and manufacturing technicians. As an equipment technician, our primary focus is to ensure that the equipment is working properly. This means that we ...