Process
The initial screening was with the recruiter.
This was followed by several phone interviews with team members.
This was then followed by an onsite interview with 4-5 team members.
In total, the process took around 4 weeks to complete.
Questions
Lots of questions based on previous/current experience.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 53 interview experiences for the Apple Mechanical Engineer role in United States.
Success Rate
6%
Pass Rate
Apple's interview process for their Mechanical Engineer roles in the United States is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive49%
Neutral23%
Negative28%
Candidates reported having good feelings for Apple's Mechanical Engineer interview process in United States.
Apple Work Experiences
5.0
Great Pay, Great Balance
Mechanical Engineer • Former Employee
July 6, 2022
Pros: Good pay, work-life balance, Employee Offers
Cons: I can't think of any.
5.0
Great Place to Work
Mechanical Engineer • Former Employee
April 30, 2024
Pros: They take care of their employees well!
Cons: Long hours sometimes when major projects are launching.
3.0
Product design engineer intern
Mechanical Engineer • Former Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
June 13, 2016
Pros: Good salary, tech shuttles, and the opportunity to work at a top company. It varies a lot team to team. On the right team with a supportive group, Apple can be a great place to learn, especially in product design.
Cons: Long hours, unhealthy work culture, poor diversity on engineering teams. If you're joining as a junior-level engineer, be expected to do a lot of grunt work for a long time, or to be stuck on a very myopic assignment. Lots of material testing and data processing. Not very much product design unless you can earn the trust of more senior engineers.
- 5.0Great Pay, Great BalanceMechanical Engineer • Former EmployeeJuly 6, 2022Pros: Good pay, work-life balance, Employee OffersCons: I can't think of any.
- 5.0Great Place to WorkMechanical Engineer • Former EmployeeApril 30, 2024Pros: They take care of their employees well!Cons: Long hours sometimes when major projects are launching.
- 3.0Product design engineer internMechanical Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesJune 13, 2016Pros: Good salary, tech shuttles, and the opportunity to work at a top company. It varies a lot team to team. On the right team with a supportive group, Apple can be a great place to learn, especially in product design.Cons: Long hours, unhealthy work culture, poor diversity on engineering teams. If you're joining as a junior-level engineer, be expected to do a lot of grunt work for a long time, or to be stuck on a very myopic assignment. Lots of material testing and data processing. Not very much product design unless you can earn the trust of more senior engineers.
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