Expect 5 to 10 rounds of 1 on 1 interviews asking questions of different expects of your experience, case studies and technical knowledge. Best to prepare and schedule ahead. Some reading of mechanical engineer basics is recommended e.g. beams. The most difficult part for me is the design challenge review presentation.
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If there is a scratch on your product, and all drawing specs are met. what is your next step?
The interview went well overall. The interviewer opened with a discussion about a project I'm proud of, then a beam scenario question that covered structural and load analysis, stress and deflection, and material selection — testing my ability to connect first-principles thinking across the full problem space.
Ho presentato la mia candidatura tramite l'università. Ho sostenuto un colloquio presso Apple (Cupertino, CA) nel mese di apr 2026
Colloquio
Interview with hiring manager then virtual onsite. They ask you general mechanical engineering questions as well as questions dependent on type of team and skills they are looking for. Not bad overall just brush up on basic beam deflection, GD&T, Design analysis etc.
They gave me a take home tolerance analysis worksheet. It was essentially a tolerance stack up for one of their products and felt fairly straight forward. Thought I answered it well but ultimately they decided to move forward with other candidates.