15 Common Electrical Engineering Job

Interview Questions
SEPTEMBER 12, 2011 | BY MICAH

Electrical engineering jobs are lucrative, competitive positions for some of the brightest minds
out there. Companies that hire electrical engineers are hiring for the future of their company.
Without electrical engineers, their products are services are not going to be completed
successfully. They are a crucial part of the businesses that hire them.

Electrical engineering, like any job in technology, contains a lot of technical questions. Your
safest bet to succeed at an electrical engineering interview is to brush up on your technical
knowledge and review any of the latest updates in the field. You are going to be tested on what
you can do, because your job is too important to be given to someone without the right technical
knowledge. Here are some of the questions you may be asked at a job interview, including a few
technical questions to get you started.

Sample Electrical Engineering Interview Questions

 Why did you choose to go into electrical engineering?

 How do you think your education has prepared you for a career in EE?
 What are some of the most common causes of transformer humming?
 What is the difference between neutral circuit and core balance circuit protection?
 How do you measure earth resistance?
 What is the effect of hysteresis loss in transformer/machines?
 Explain to me some of the projects that you have helped design?
 What was your role in these projects?
 What quality checks did you use to test your projects?
 What transistor level design tools are you familiar with?
 How do you connect the basic elements of an integrated circuit?
 What are some of the basic ways of determining voltage standing in a transmission line?
 What is the difference between a single pole and a double pole circuit breaker?
 What is the output power equation for solar cells?
 Where do you hope your career takes you within the field?

You should expect both standard and technical electrical engineering interview questions at your
job interview. Technical questions will usually (though not always) relate to the tasks that are
required for the job, while standard interview questions will run the gambit.

Take Away Interview Tips

 Brush up on your technical knowledge.

 Review the technical knowledge as it relates to the job tasks.

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Micah is a graduate of the University of Washington, and owner of GreatLeapStudios.com which

specialises in content writing and marketing. He is a senior writer for the Everyday Interview
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EEE Short Questions and Answers (DC)

1. What is Superposition Theorem ?
ans : A network theorem that permits considering the effects of each source independently. The
resulting current and/or voltage is the algebraic sum of the currents and/or voltages developed by each
source independently.

2. Define Millman's Theorem ?

ans : A method employing source conversions that will permit the determination of unknown variables
in a multi-loop network.

3. Define Maximum Power Transfer Theorem ?

ans : A theorem used to determine the load resistance necessary to ensure maximum power transfer to
the load.

4. Define Norton's Theorem ?

ans : A theorem that permits the reduction of any two-terminal linear dc network to one having a single
current source and parallel resistor.

5. What is a Capacitor ?
ans : A fundamental electrical element having two conducting surfaces separated by an insulating
material and having the capacity to store charge on its plate.

6. What is an Inductor ?
ans : A fundamental element of electrical systems constructed of numerous turns of wire around a
ferromagnetic core or an air core.

7. What is self-inductance (L) ?

ans : A measure of the ability of a coil to oppose any change in current trough the coil and to store
energy in the form of a magnetic field in the region surrounding the coil.

8. Define Current Divider Rule (CDR) ?

ans : A method by which the current through parallel elements can be determined without first finding
the voltage across those parallel elements.

9. What is an Open Circuit ?

ans : The absence of a direct connection between two points in a network.

10. What is a Short Circuit ?

ans : A direct connection of low resistive value that can significantly alter the behavior of an element or
system.