Candidates applying for Senior Hardware Engineer roles take an average of 7 days to get hired, when considering 1 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Thales overall takes an average of 23 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Thales as a Senior Hardware Engineer according to 1 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 100%
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I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Thales (Bangalore Rural) in Mar 2026
Interview
Round 1: Focused on digital design concepts, including fundamental and application-based questions.
Round 2: Covered system/architecture design, along with discussions on design approaches and trade-offs. Additionally, some analog design questions were also asked.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I2C, SPI, DDR, FPGA Design
Analog design - PLL , 5-6GHz input system design, SI-DDR
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Thales (Oslo) in Dec 2023
Interview
The boss in the room was HR (terrible sign).
The questions asked were weak, mostly trying to downgrade my tenure and experience (again, terrible sign).
- Uncompetitive salary for Oslo.
- No mention of bonuses.
- No mention of employee parking.
- No benefits beyond the bare minimum.
- No possibility of working from home.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
- Salary expectations
- If I already had security clearance
- Zero technical questions
- Very few questions about previous experience