The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Apple in Mar 2012
Interview
it was completely technical, with very little focus on the person. The interviewer asked mechanical engineering questions and then went through the details in my resume.
After talking about the resume, the interviewer wanted to see my designing process and set up some hypothetical situations where there was a problem that needed to be solved.
Never was contacted again.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
what is the stiffness of this beamin which I would solve a problem.
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.
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Apple (Cupertino, CA) in Apr 2026
Interview
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.