Advanced Manufacturing Engineer Interview Experience - Cupertino, California
Process
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30-minute phone interview with a recruiter. Discussed my background and skills.
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45-minute phone interview with the hiring manager. Discussed my background in a more technical manner. Had an in-depth talk about one of my technical design projects.
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Ten 30-minute one-on-one interviews at the Apple campus in one day. Talked to a variety of people, from the hiring manager to his boss, to his boss's boss, to his boss's boss's boss. Also met with folks in other roles such as technical product managers, product designers, quality engineers, and operations sustainers.
Questions were mainly geared towards finding out about my background, why I want to join Apple, and some technical manufacturing-related questions. Everyone I talked to was intelligent and friendly. It seemed as though half of the interview was to gauge if I was a pleasant person to work with.
Apple took care of the whole process to get me out to Cupertino.
Questions
Describe a technical design/manufacturing process in depth. Explore why I made the decisions I did, and how the outcome could have changed if things were done differently.
Four of the interviewers had me solve problems on the whiteboard related to GD&T and how I would design/assemble certain products. Make sure to know a variety of manufacturing processes & common sensor/equipment vendors.
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Apple's interview process for their Advanced Manufacturing Engineer roles in Cupertino, California is incredibly easy as the vast majority of engineers get an offer after going through it.
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