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Monolithic Power Systems Field Applications Engineer interview questions

Updated 9 Apr 2026

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3 interviews

Field Applications Engineer Interview

9 Apr 2026

Anonymous interview candidate

No offer

Neutral experience

Difficult interview

Application

I applied through university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Monolithic Power Systems (San Jose, CA) in Feb 2026

Interview

Virtual hour-long interview. Asked about background and basic behavioral questions before moving onto technical portion. They had me open up a drawing software to explain how a buck converter works. During this process, they asked me about fundamental electrical engineering concepts related to the functionality of a buck converter.

Field Applications Engineer Interview

25 Feb 2020

Anonymous employee

Accepted offer

Positive experience

Difficult interview

Application

I applied through university. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Monolithic Power Systems (San Jose, CA) in Feb 2020

Interview

I had 5 interviews back-to-back (including lunch) but each interviewer was patient, easy to talk to, and the whole day was overall a pleasant experience. Each interview consisted of technical and/or behavioral questions. The interviews drill you on the topics they want you to be comfortable with.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

Buck converter concepts

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Field Applications Engineer Interview

24 Jul 2013

Anonymous interview candidate

No offer

Positive experience

Difficult interview

Application

I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Monolithic Power Systems (San Jose, CA) in Apr 2013

Interview

First meeting for lunch. Second interview was a phone question and answer, with questions sent out ahead of time by email. Third interview was on site with FAEs, Sales manager, Marketing, and Applications Manager.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

Describe operation of the constant off time buck converter. Draw a block diagram of a buck converter with low power mode high efficiency control.

1 Answer

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Field Applications Engineer Interview

9 Apr 2026

Anonymous interview candidate

No offer

Neutral experience

Difficult interview

Application

I applied through university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Monolithic Power Systems (San Jose, CA) in Feb 2026

Interview

Field Applications Engineer Interview

25 Feb 2020

Anonymous employee

Accepted offer

Positive experience

Difficult interview

Application

I applied through university. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Monolithic Power Systems (San Jose, CA) in Feb 2020

Interview

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

Buck converter concepts

Answer question

Field Applications Engineer Interview

24 Jul 2013

Anonymous interview candidate

No offer

Positive experience

Difficult interview

Application

I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Monolithic Power Systems (San Jose, CA) in Apr 2013

Interview

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

Describe operation of the constant off time buck converter. Draw a block diagram of a buck converter with low power mode high efficiency control.

1 Answer

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