Had an interview with Apple for the MQE position (Assuming IC4). I got a verbal offer, but did not proceed forward because the recruiter said that Apple would not be able to match my expectations with respect to total compensation. Asked for $175-180K base (Bonus is 5-10%), Sign on and $300-350K RSU which I believe is unreasonable for that position. The intent of this post is to summarize the interview process and questions because i could not find any information for MQE position at Apple, prior to my interview. The interview experience has been good with 6-7 people (30 min each) interviewing through Webex followed by a 45 minute presentation (To be given by the candidate) of a case study. Questions were asked on following topics: Root Cause Investigation, DOEs (How will you force a response when multiple DOEs give you the same results, minimizing the factors chosen for DOE study etc.), Cpk vs Ppk, IQ/OQ/PQ, few examples of a process with Cp and Cpk values were given and was asked to choose the best process, GD&T (Questions on Profile of a surface with and without Datums), Metrology (Measurement using CMM), Gage R&R, Types of plastics, Questions on molding (Silicone and Thermoplastic), types of electric motors etc. Case Study: 4 data sets from 4 different processes with 100 points each. We have to analyze the data sets and present the results. There is no right/wrong answer, guess they want to know your thought process. The tools I used are, control charts for statistical significance, normality assessment, Cpk (Only if normal), Non-normal Ppk, Grubbs outlier test, tolerance intervals using non-parametric method and ANOVA. Of-course the questions they gonna ask are dependent on your analysis methods. YOE: 7 All the best!
@OP - How did you prepare for SQC stuff? Is that something you are using daily in your job and we’re familiar with or did you study outside of your job?
Which team MQE interview was this? iPhone, brittles, softgood, etc?
Both iPhone and Brittles teams. There were 2 open positions at that time
I’m in a similar position. Would love to hear about your interview experience. I’ve sent a DM.
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Did they send you a reject email directly?
Nope, no official rejection yet. Since it’s been a month, I am assuming that things will not move forward
Goddamn that sucks! Was not expecting this kind of recruiting process from apple. So shitty