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Computer Hardware Engineer Mock Interview

To help you prepare for your Computer Hardware Engineer interview, here are 30 interview questions and answer examples.

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Can you discuss a time that a team member made a mistake and the steps you took to correct it?

Competent computer hardware engineers know how to recognize and correct mistakes made by themselves or other team members. Recognizes that you may not have the leadership authority to take the initiative to correct somebody else's mistake. You can do this either directly or by collaborating with the person who made the mistake to correct it. The interviewer is interested in your initiative in this area and whether you are willing to take responsibility for other people's mistakes. Make sure your answer addresses not exceeding your authority when correcting someone else's mistake.

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30 Computer Hardware Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

Below is a list of our Computer Hardware Engineer interview questions. Click on any interview question to view our answer advice and answer examples. You may view six answer examples before our paywall loads. Afterwards, you'll be asked to upgrade to view the rest of our answers.

  • Behavioral

    1. Can you discuss a time that a team member made a mistake and the steps you took to correct it?

  • Behavioral

    2. Tell me about an unsuccessful problem you faced and why you couldn't complete it.

  • Behavioral

    3. Tell me about a crisis you encountered at work and how you handled it.

  • Behavioral

    4. Tell me about a situation in which you could not create a specified hardware system in the timeframe you were given.

  • General

    5. What innovations have you made?

  • General

    6. Can you provide me a brief description of your technical background?

  • General

    7. Do you have experience as a hardware development team lead, and if so, did you enjoy it?

  • General

    8. What is the most challenging part of your job as a hardware engineer?

  • General

    9. Do you consider learning about new technologies a requirement or an opportunity?

  • General

    10. What are some of the specific tasks you have performed in your role as a computer hardware engineer?

  • General

    11. Can you discuss the most complex hardware system you have designed, including how long it took you to build it?

  • General

    12. Can you walk me through what you do as a hardware engineer daily?

  • General

    13. When did you become interested in computer hardware?

  • General

    14. What new innovations have you read about? How did that impact you?

  • General

    15. What attracts you to our company?

  • Operational

    16. How do you go about evaluating a hardware component you have never used before for inclusion in your hardware design?

  • Operational

    17. Tell me about a difficult engineering problem you have encountered and how you made it through it.

  • Operational

    18. How would you troubleshoot the problem involving a slow-running computer system?

  • Operational

    19. What is your strategy for staying up to date with developments in the hardware engineering industry?

  • Operational

    20. How do you go about prioritizing the tasks you are assigned on a computer hardware design project?

  • Operational

    21. Can you describe how you would explain a complex technical issue to people who didn't have a technical background?

  • Operational

    22. Walk me through your troubleshooting process when you are developing a new computer system.

  • Operational

    23. How do you design scalability into your computer hardware designs?

  • Technical

    24. Can you define ASCII and discuss how it is used in your work as a computer hardware engineer?

  • Technical

    25. Please define architectural risk and discuss how you mitigate it.

  • Technical

    26. What is meant by fault tolerance?

  • Technical

    27. Can you discuss the difference between multiprocessing and multitasking?

  • Technical

    28. What is a microprocessor, and how is it used in the design of computer hardware?

  • Technical

    29. What are some of the factors that affect the speed of a microprocessor?

  • Technical

    30. What is a heat sink, and why is it used for?