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      Apple interviews FAQs

      • Mechanical Quality Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Apple with 3.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 80% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
      • Candidates applying for Mechanical Quality Engineer roles take an average of 81 days to get hired, when considering 5 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Apple overall takes an average of 29 days.
      • Common stages of the interview process at Apple as a Mechanical Quality Engineer according to 5 Glassdoor interviews include:

        One on one interview:  31%

        Presentation:  19%

        Phone interview:  19%

        Skills test:  13%

        Group panel interview:  6%

        Drug test:  6%

        Background check:  6%

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    • Mechanical Quality Engineer Interview

      Nov 3, 2018
      Anonymous employee
      Cupertino, CA

      Other Mechanical Quality Engineer Interview Reviews for Apple

      Mechanical Quality Engineer Interview

      Mar 11, 2025
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Cupertino, CA
      No offer
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at Apple (Cupertino, CA)

      Interview

      2 phone interview happen in August, 2018 on site in Nov, 2018 recruiter is super super nice, best ever, who can spend an hour with you during evening personal time to walk you through the process and make you less nervous

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      what is cp vs cpk, gage rr, p value, how to run t-test, reject Ho, tell me something the biggest technical challenges you solved (7 times), why apple, walk me through apple, why doing this times 7, and how you measure cmm vs OMM, whats the surface profile, bilateral vs unilateral , what is the maximum material condition and why, why run out, what if tolerence stack up and why why why, how to run DOE and root sum square , give me an example you use chi-square test to solve quality issue,? give me an example you use ANOVA test to solve quality issue,? When to use run chart vs control chart and why why why, what is stratification chart and how
      1 Answer
      16
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Apple (Cupertino, CA) in Jan 2025

      Interview

      15 min recruiter screening and two 30 min interviews with members of the MQE team over the course of a few weeks - then flown out onsite for panel interview consisting of eight 30 min interviews with individuals from various fields and teams. Lastly, had a take-home assignment pertaining to GD&T and statistical analysis that was presented to members of the MQE team. Questions weren't too difficult, but it was a long process,

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      What are some quality issues that you could imagine facing in relation to this specific Apple product?
      Answer question

      Mechanical Quality Engineer Interview

      Dec 23, 2017
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      San Jose, CA
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied through college or university. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Apple (San Jose, CA) in Oct 2017

      Interview

      After talking with an engineering recruiter at my university's career fair, I was given a phone screen. Passing the phone screen, I had a on site interview with 8 Apple employees in San Jose with lunch included. Any further contact was continued through email.

      Interview questions [2]

      Question 1

      Difference between Cp and CpK?
      1 Answer

      Question 2

      How to measure (measurement tool) the inside border trim (where it meets with the touch screen) of an iPad back casing? How does one ensure accuracy of measurement?
      Answer question
      2

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