Mechanical Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Apple with 3.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 52% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Mechanical Engineer roles take an average of 27 days to get hired, when considering 52 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Apple overall takes an average of 29 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Apple as a Mechanical Engineer according to 52 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 24%
One on one interview: 20%
Skills test: 14%
Presentation: 14%
Group panel interview: 14%
Personality test: 5%
Background check: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Drug test: 2%
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I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Apple (Cupertino, CA) in May 2014
Interview
I was contacted through LinkedIn by a recruiter. I did two phone interviews (one pretty general, another one more technical) then I went to CA for a full day of interview. I met 6 different persons, did 1 on 1 interviews with each of them and them worked on solving a problem (on a white board) with 4 of them.
The interview was very technical, in terms of fundamentals as well as applied techniques and hands on knowledge.
I did not get a job offer after the interview, I suspect because of my lack of mass production design.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What are the important parameters in a cantilever beam problem?
Recruiter found me on LinkedIn. I got a first round interview over call. They asked me some basic questions on manufacturing processes, my experience, and what skills I honed over the years. Overall a friendly interviewer
t Fabrica Robotics (Singapore) are described as difficult, technical, and fast-paced, focusing on AI, robotics, embedded systems, and software engineering. The process often involves a pre-interview technical assessment, followed by a face-to-face interview with
The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Apple (San Diego, CA)
Interview
Multiple stage, project based. Phone call, virtual interviews, take home project, explain project, present project and design reasoning to group, 8 or so one-on-one video calls, each about 30 minutes to an hour
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Beam Deflection, manufacturing reasoning and ideas