I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Apple (Cupertino, CA) in Mar 2018
Interview
Sent my portfolio thru campus recuiters and get several interviews from different teams. Most of the first round is for screening, some of HRs asked brainteaser questions or behavioral/technical questions but they were very easy to answer, and it seemed that HRs expected more from creativity rather than correct answer.
Then I went for design challenge, very thorough analysis of the product I designed.
Then onsite, haven't finished yet .
Interview questions [3]
Question 1
there's a room with lots of balloons filled with He, how to break them all. Name as much methos as possible
i had my interview today and was asked the same question. also similarly, the interviewer had no sense of humor. it was not a enjoyable experience because i think i gave like 3-4 different ways of making a cantilever, but i was asked "what else?" like 10 times for the cantilever problem alone. i also have 7 years of work experience, but there was 0 question asked about it.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What causes corrosion, and how do you design to mitigate it?
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.