I had four phone interviews with members of the Product Development team in the Airpods division.

They asked about my past work and project experience, and how it might relate to the work of the internship.

Secondly, they asked theoretical engineering questions regarding structural stresses and material selection.

Look at a pair of AirPods and tell me about the design decisions that stand out to you the most, and why Apple might have chosen those decisions.

If there is a horizontal cantilever beam fixed on a wall with a downward force on the free end of the beam, what dimension would you change about the beam to minimize deflection?

If you were going to test the durability of a plastic component in headphones, roughly how many repetitions of the expected stress should you plan on testing them for?

What considerations would you consider when choosing the cheapest metal cap on an AirPod, to ensure it fulfills the expected requirements?