Mechanical Quality Engineer Interview Experience - Cupertino, California
Process
Two phone interviews happened in August 2018.
An on-site interview occurred in November 2018.
The recruiter was super, super nice – the best ever. They spent an hour with me during their personal evening time to walk me through the process and help me feel less nervous.
Questions
What is Cp vs Cpk?
Gage R&R. P-value. How to run a t-test. Reject H0. Tell me about the biggest technical challenges you solved (7 times). Why Apple? Walk me through Apple. Why doing this (times 7)? How do you measure CMM vs OMM? What is the surface profile? Bilateral vs. unilateral. What is the maximum material condition and why? Why runout? What if tolerance stack-up and why, why, why? How to run a DOE and root sum square. Give me an example where you used a chi-square test to solve a quality issue. Give me an example where you used an ANOVA test to solve a quality issue. When to use a run chart vs. a control chart and why, why, why? What is a stratification chart and how?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 4 interview experiences for the Apple Mechanical Quality Engineer role in Cupertino, California.
Success Rate
Apple's interview process for their Mechanical Quality Engineer roles in Cupertino, California is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Apple's Mechanical Quality Engineer interview process in Cupertino, California.
Apple Work Experiences
- 5.0Great place to workMechanical Quality Engineer • Former EmployeeCupertino, California, United StatesJune 22, 2023Pros: Strong compensation, great culture, all-around good experience.Cons: Hours can be a bit heavy at times.
- 5.0Great and challengingMechanical Quality Engineer • Current EmployeeCupertino, California, United StatesJuly 23, 2022Pros: Challenging, but there are so many resources to do great things.Cons: Hours. Asia time zone work in US.
- 5.0Master class in supplier managementMechanical Quality Engineer • Former EmployeeCupertino, California, United StatesMarch 15, 2019Pros: Work with the smartest and most inspiring people in the world!Cons: So much travel, so much jet lag.
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