I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Apple (Los Angeles, CA) in Apr 2022
Interview
I had one 30 minute phone call, week long design challenge, had to answer questions regarding design and send back presentation, all day interview, and one hour presentation on design challenge
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What are common defects when doing injection molding
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 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.