Hardware Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Apple with 4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 73.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
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I applied in-person. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Apple (Cupertino, CA) in Sep 2021
Interview
Lots of technical questions and whiteboard work. be prepared for addressing transistor basics and go through quantitative analysis in your domain of expertise. They ar looking for details and ability of hands on work
First, a recruiter call. After that call with the hiring manager, there was a panel interview with five engineers with different mechanical, electrical, and embedded expertise. Following that, wait for an answer from the recruiter about the final decision and steps forward
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Apple in Jan 2025
Interview
There is no standard interview process, every Org has it's own rules. But Overall the interviewers are very friendly, and questions are pretty basic, focus on the fundamental knowledge. Better read the JD carefully and prepare the fundamental knowledge that it mentioned.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How do you design an antenna for multi-band operation, and what challenges does this present?