I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at SpaceX
Interview
Two interviews with current engineers, both asked technical and non-technical questions. Technical questions were about basic structural engineering mostly. Non-technical were standard behavioral questions. Answered technical questions correctly, but denied position due to "lack of experience". This was for their space suit team.
I applied online. The process took 4 days. I interviewed at SpaceX in Aug 2011
Interview
The higher ups in McGregor seemed really interested in the interview process and were a great deal of help. The actual departmental managers seemed like you were just another intern and half listening usually 30 minutes late - not to good over the phone either, which pretty much summed up the rest of the internship experience. The interview process consisted of 3 phone screens not technical at all, I think mostly a cultural screen which is pretty important for the McGregor site lol.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Vague, uninspired typical interview questions -what kind of project experience do you have, do you know what SpaceX does, extracurricular activities, hands on experience, etc.