The interview experience was good. The technical recruiter reached out to me and scheduled an interview by phone with Hiring Manager. Did not get any feedback after the interview. I followed up after a week and got an apology for the delay and a rejection email immedeatly.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
-A cantilever beam, what would I change to get more deflection
-Metal plate heating and hole size variation
-Metal and plastic in equilibrium, what feels cold and why
-Definition for stiffness, strength, hardness and resilience and how are they related
-What are two types of plastics
-What is weld line, runner, shot shot
-Skill for which your colleagues come to you
-5 words about yourself
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Interview revolved around a previous position on my resume that was very relevant to the role. However, I got the impression that they were interested in only learning about what was done at previous workplace rather than my own skills. They did not get in touch in any manner after that.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What material did you use at previous workplace when doing X type of assembly?
I applied through college or university. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Apple (San Jose, CA)
Interview
2 phone interviews + 1 on site. Common sense questions + few technical questions during phone interviews. Mostly technical during on-site. Mechanics (bending theory etc), GD&T based questions. Great experience!
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Properties of common materials, BM and shear stress etc