I applied through university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at SpaceX (Los Angeles, CA) in Jan 2023
Interview
Called, asked a few basic engineering questions about stress and strain, including questions about where the load bearing will be the highest, basic cantilever questions, and materials question about aluminum and steel. Then asked questions about experiences and some of what I did and why I made certain engineering decisions
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
2 springs support a bar, one made of steel and one made of aluminum. If they are displaced the same amount, which supports more load and which has more stress?
I applied online. I interviewed at SpaceX (Brownsville, TX)
Interview
Asked technical questions regarding basic college engineering fundamentals, asked engineering portfolio questions regarding previous internship and project experiences, and asked hypotheticals based on what areas were owned on those projects.
First was with a lead engineer (technical), then with a recruiter (behavioral), then with another lead engineer (technical), future would have been on site. It was a very accelerated timeline and fast process.
Multiple rounds of interviews ending with an all day onsite interview. Asked questions about background, classic textbook problems, and coworker interactions. Very technical and difficult. Lots of time spent trying to understand your thought process