Fantastic Experience - Test Engineer SpaceX Employee Review

4.0
16 Jul 2022
Recommend
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Pros

Most groundbreaking and competitive space company on the planet. Very advanced wide range of technology tools and processes. Incredible mission and extremely talented and hardworking individuals. Stocks perform very well. Clear technical vision, drive, and delivery of results from the company leadership. Elon and the executive team are brilliant visionaries with a very strong knowledge base on how to do things correctly. Incredible learning experience and sense of belonging. You might never have a better experience anywhere else.

Cons

Very stressful working environment. Can be very chaotic and unorganized at times in the name of being scrappy. Often this leads to less optimal solutions than a more organized approach. Some issues with toxicity from upper management - people are often expected to work unreasonable hours with no end in sight. Base salaries are non competitive. No matching 401k.

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Pros

Learn alot, helpful people, cool mission

Cons

long hours, ambiguous, high turn over

5.0
29 Jun 2026
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Pros

* **Unmatched Mission & Impact:** You are literally working on rockets and spacecraft. The cool factor is 10/10. * **Brilliant Coworkers:** You will be surrounded by some of the smartest, most driven engineers in the world. * **Insane Career Growth:** SpaceX on your resume is a golden ticket. You will learn more here in 3 months than in 3 years at a normal company. * **Hands-on Experience:** They actually trust interns with real, critical hardware. No boring coffee-fetching tasks.

Cons

**Cons:** * **Zero Work-Life Balance:** 70-80 hours a week is the norm, not the exception. Say goodbye to your social life and sleep. * **Extreme Burnout:** The "hustle culture" is toxic. You are expected to treat the company as your entire life. * **Mediocre Pay:** The hourly pay is average, especially when you factor in the insane hours and the high cost of living in LA/Hawthorne. * **Chaotic Management:** Decisions can change overnight based on whatever Elon Musk tweets or feels like doing that morning.

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