I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Apple (Cupertino, CA) in Aug 2012
Interview
2 rounds of half to full day on site interviews with 4-5 individuals each day for a total of 8-10 people. Expect that you'll have to take a 1/2 day to full day off to interview with Apple. Culminating in a 1 week take home design challenge where you come back in and present your solution to a panel of the same people that interviewed earlier. They put you on the spot.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Questions about molding, design for manufacturing. Experience with what types of engineering materials.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Apple
Interview
phone interview with one of the manager with a position I have not prepared for. Recruiter shared with me one job description, however, the manager asked me questions regarding a different position. I felt really uncomfortable with that.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Apple (Cupertino, CA) in Jul 2013
Interview
Had a phone interview with recruiter.
Then had a phone interview with the engineering manager.
Was given a project to complete in one week before the face to face interview.
The interview consisted of 10 half hour interviews where every interviewer had one challenge question. If you got the challenge questions wrong you don't get an offer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Showed me some products and asked me what type of material it was made from