I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at SpaceX in Nov 2014
Interview
Contacted by phone by Intern HR representative. Had 2 technical phone interviews with hiring manager and engineer in the group. Contacted by phone by HR representative and offered internship. The process lasted about a week.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If you have a large heavy object moving very very fast how do you safely slow it down?
The interview started off with the interviewer asking a few behavioral questions, with the majority of the interview consisted of technical questions about engineering fundamentals and applying them to scenarios
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Walk me through your immediate step by step troubleshooting roadmap to isolate the failure
I applied online, and a recruiter reached out a few months later to set up my first interview with a Team Lead. It went well so I moved onto the second interview with the Team Manager. Both interviews were extremely technical and they grilled you on your projects.
The interview started off with the interviewer asking a few behavioral questions, with the majority of the interview consisted of technical questions about engineering fundamentals and applying them to scenarios
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Which pillar in a rigid structure bears the most weight?