I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at SpaceX (Los Angeles, CA) in Nov 2015
Interview
Interview process began with two phone interviews. The first consisted of three technical questions relevant to the position asked by an HR manager. The second was a half hour phone interview conducted by one of the senior engineers on the team I was applying to.
Following these two interviews I was invited to an onsite interview at the facility in Los Angeles. This interview began (following an awesome tour of their facility) with me giving a 30 minute presentation on a project I previously worked on that was relevant to the position I was applying to. this presentation was given to 8 engineers that were apart of the team I would be working with. The interviewers interrupted my presentation periodically to ask relevant questions. Following this, I interviewed with each of the engineers present during this presentation individually for thirty minutes each.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Many many technical questions regarding my experience with avionics component selection, basic electrical engineering, and requirements management.
For Initial phone interview: asked about why you applied/liked the company. Then rapid fire technical questions that were generally very basic. Some time for questions about the role and to describe a project that you worked on in the past.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at SpaceX (Boca Chica and Medford Colonia, TX) in Mar 2025
Interview
It started with a resume screening and then another technical interview with the lead engineer who is working on the boosters for starship. And a lot of other things like that.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
One thing they asked me was the deflection of the beam that is on a fixed end and another at a free end.
The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at SpaceX (Brownsville, TX) in Aug 2024
Interview
There was an initial phone screening with a recruiter, then a technical screening with the hiring manager, then flyout interview to the site with 1-1s with the hiring manager, recruiter, and different members of the team.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is the difference between different kinds of ceramic capacitors and what do the various ratings mean?