I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at TSMC (Phoenix, AZ) in Sep 2025
Interview
It was not structured at all and they were more interested in whether I had a US internship experience. I had the interview scheduled for Equipment Engineer - CVD and it got changed to Process Engineer - CVD less than 24 hours to my interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Do you have any US internship experience? Can you work on the weekends?
Self intro, Why are you interested in this position? What are your strengths and weaknesses？
Can you describe a challenge you faced and how you handled it?
How do you solve technical problems when you get stuck
Standard interview with HR then Team Members. Very relaxed and calm interview environment and interviewers were friendly. Each interview took about an hour each and was ranging from technical and behavioral queations.
I applied online. I interviewed at TSMC (Phoenix, AZ)
Interview
Pretty straight forward. Technical resume screening. General semiconductor knowledge. Finally a behavioral interview round. Definitely make sure to ask clarifying questions if you are unsure of the question or what is being asked of
you.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe Lithography. What is a Dipole in the context of Litho