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?
I applied online. I interviewed at Apple in Jan 2022
Interview
Submitted my application online, recruiter reached out several days later, did 2 rounds of technical interview thru phone calls with 2 different engineers. Then take-home design challenge (1 week), sent over my slides and stp CAD files, schedule a full day 10x interviews and half day presentation.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
- Classic cantilever beam, how to reduce deflection
- Multiple parts assembly, how to know the gap, then how to reduce it
- you slammed on your home button, what happenned?
- Some statistic questions, like how do you know the parts are good, variance? CPK, CP meaning?
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.