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%
Group panel interview: 14%
Presentation: 14%
Background check: 5%
Personality test: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Drug test: 2%
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I applied in-person. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Apple in Nov 2009
Interview
This was a half-hour interview on campus one-on-one with an Apple engineer. He asked questions on my background and what I've done, and also how I see myself fitting in with Apple and what I would bring to the table. He explained what working there is like, what would be expected of me and what I could expect, and answered my questions about life at the company.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
What concerns do you have about working for Apple?
A car on a hill of constant slope accelerates from rest under gravity to a point on the hill. If you want to maximize the velocity of the car at this point, where along the length of the car (e.g. downhill or uphill) would you fix an additional mass, if (a) the finishing point is on the slope of the hill or (b) the finishing point is on a flat below the slope of the hill.
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