Thermal Engineer Interview Experience - Cupertino, California
March 13, 2025
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer
Process
The interview process involved:
- Screening with recruiter
- Screening with hiring manager
- 1-day virtual onsite interview
Questions were deeply technical but of average difficulty. I lost interest in the onsite interview step due to rude behavior.
Questions
Different types of TIMs?
Was this helpful?
Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 4 interview experiences for the Apple Thermal Engineer role in Cupertino, California.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
Apple's interview process for their Thermal Engineer roles in Cupertino, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive50%
Neutral50%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Apple's Thermal Engineer interview process in Cupertino, California.
Apple Work Experiences
5.0
Great Opportunity to be at the cutting edge of Hardware
Staff Senior Design Verification Engineer • Current Employee
Cupertino, California, United States
November 11, 2025
Pros: Management is great; you'll get a chance to work on a wide variety of IPs.
Cons: Project deadlines are strict and you need to handle multiple responsibilities at the same time.
5.0
Apple Leads, Big Tech
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Cupertino, California, United States
November 8, 2025
Pros: We have Tim Apple leading us.
Cons: It's a big tech company.
5.0
Designing quality in
EE Hardware Engineer • Current Employee
Cupertino, California, United States
November 7, 2025
Pros: The attention to detail at Apple is amazing. Every step in the process and component chain is monitored, and small defects get root-caused quickly.
Cons: Some roles at Apple are difficult and intense, but this has been true for all the companies I have worked for.
- 5.0Great Opportunity to be at the cutting edge of HardwareStaff Senior Design Verification Engineer • Current EmployeeCupertino, California, United StatesNovember 11, 2025Pros: Management is great; you'll get a chance to work on a wide variety of IPs.Cons: Project deadlines are strict and you need to handle multiple responsibilities at the same time.
- 5.0Apple Leads, Big TechSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeCupertino, California, United StatesNovember 8, 2025Pros: We have Tim Apple leading us.Cons: It's a big tech company.
- 5.0Designing quality inEE Hardware Engineer • Current EmployeeCupertino, California, United StatesNovember 7, 2025Pros: The attention to detail at Apple is amazing. Every step in the process and component chain is monitored, and small defects get root-caused quickly.Cons: Some roles at Apple are difficult and intense, but this has been true for all the companies I have worked for.
Apple Interview Questions
Explore Interview QuestionsTaro 75Google Interview QuestionsMeta Interview QuestionsAmazon Interview QuestionsApple Interview QuestionsNetflix Interview Questions
Explore Interview ExperiencesOpenAI Interview ExperiencesAnthropic Interview ExperiencesPerplexity Interview ExperiencesWindsurf Interview ExperiencesMistral AI Interview Experiences
