I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Apple
Interview
15 minute phone call with recruiter for basic chat about resume, relocation and scheduling phone interview with manager. Second interview with product design manager where was asked questions on mechanical, thermal and physical principles.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
How do you reduce deflection of a cantilever beam?
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Apple
Interview
Challenging and drawn out interview process. Started with initial phone screen with recruiter followed by 3 technical phone interviews. Was given a design challenge and presented to PD team at Apple. Following presentation, 8 interviews 1:1 with engineers on the team. Each with a challenge question/topic.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Compare different types of steels/other materials for tensile strength and stiffness.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Apple (San Francisco, CA) in Nov 2019
Interview
There were three phone screens and then an on-site interview. Questions weren't that hard. The group design review is extremely difficult. If you can get friends to review your design of something. Have them interrupt you, graph stuff, question you, etc.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Basic mechanics, thermal propgation from GPU and CPU, Spatial awareness questions (like how do you know that this door opens outward?), and more