Skip to contentSkip to footer
  • Community
  • Jobs
  • Companies
  • Salaries
  • For employers
      Notifications

      Loading...

      Elevate your career

      Discover your earning potential, land dream jobs, and share work-life insights anonymously.

      employer cover photo
      employer logo
      employer logo

      SpaceX

      Is this your company?

      About
      Reviews
      Pay and benefits
      Jobs
      Interviews
      Interviews
      Related searches: SpaceX reviews | SpaceX jobs | SpaceX salaries | SpaceX benefits | SpaceX conversations
      SpaceX interviewsSpaceX Manufacturing Engineer I interviewsSpaceX interview


      Glassdoor

      • About / Press
      • Awards
      • Blog
      • Research
      • Contact Us
      • Guides

      Employers

      • Free Employer Account
      • Employer Centre
      • Employers Blog

      Information

      • Help
      • Guidelines
      • Terms of Use
      • Privacy and Ad Choices
      • Do Not Sell Or Share My Information
      • Cookie Consent Tool
      • Security

      Work With Us

      • Advertisers
      • Careers
      Download the App

      • Browse by:
      • Companies
      • Jobs
      • Locations
      • Communities
      • Recent posts

      Copyright © 2008-2026. Glassdoor LLC. "Glassdoor," "Worklife Pro," "Bowls" and logo are proprietary trademarks of Glassdoor LLC.

      Company Bowl sample

      Want the inside scoop on your own company?

      Check out your Company Bowl for anonymous work chats.

      Bowls

      Get actionable career advice tailored to you by joining more bowls.

      Followed companies

      Stay ahead in opportunities and insider tips by following your dream companies.

      Job searches

      Get personalised job recommendations and updates by starting your searches.

      Top companies for "Compensation and Benefits" near you

      avatar
      Thales
      3.7★Compensation and benefits
      avatar
      KBR
      3.8★Compensation and benefits
      avatar
      Boeing
      3.9★Compensation and benefits
      avatar
      Airbus
      3.9★Compensation and benefits

      Manufacturing Engineer I Interview

      20 Feb 2025
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Hawthorne, CA

      Other Manufacturing Engineer I interview reviews for SpaceX

      Manufacturing Engineer Interview

      24 Apr 2026
      Anonymous interview candidate
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at SpaceX

      Interview

      Phone screen with recruiter followed by two phone calls with engineers and then an on-site interview where you present a presentation on a topic of your choice. Also other technical interviews on site as well.
      1
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at SpaceX (Hawthorne, CA) in Feb 2025

      Interview

      Applied in nov 2024 for entry-level role. 3 phone calls, one with recruiter, one with engineering team lead, one with director. After the 3rd interview they had me fly out for an onsite interview and prepare a 30 min presentation, followed by 1-on-1s. in the first 1-1 they gave me a written test. I did badly on the test and they sent me home early. Communication was slow throughout the process, and the entire process took ~6 weeks from when the recruiter first reached out, which was a month after I applied. Onsite and in interviews, it felt like the interviewers were disengaged with the process and didn't want me there, so it was odd to move forward so far.

      Interview questions [5]

      Question 1

      rank aluminum, steel, titanium, carbon fiber from high to low for strength -weight ratio, and density
      Answer question

      Question 2

      a series of questions about a cantilevered beam. Which shape is strongest? Where will it fail and how?
      Answer question

      Question 3

      Explain how a pitot tube works? What is Bernoulli's equation?
      Answer question

      Question 4

      Math questions pertaining to a spring-mass system. Explain how tuning parameters like mass, wire size, coil diameter, and spring length impact the resonant modes
      Answer question

      Question 5

      General written fundamentals questions, including bean bending formulas, piston forces, mechanical analysis of CAD screenshot, and more. Content wasn't difficult, but there wasn't enough time to get through everything in detail (3 pages in 10 minutes)
      Answer question

      Manufacturing Engineer Interview

      15 Apr 2026
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Hawthorne, CA
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I interviewed at SpaceX (Hawthorne, CA)

      Interview

      Got reached out to by a recruiter on LinkedIn. Setting up an interview time was easy. The first interview screening was basically describing your past experiences. The second interview is technical. Whole process took a week.

      Manufacturing Engineer Interview

      26 Feb 2026
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Hawthorne, CA
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at SpaceX (Hawthorne, CA)

      Interview

      Technical interview, pretty simple beam questions. Interview with lead engineer was about different machining/bonding techniques. Not a bad process. The recruiter was pretty responsive. Did not get another interview after interview with lead.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      If you applied a point load on a beam at the end, at which point does the beam experience the highest stress?
      Answer question