I applied in-person. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at SpaceX (Evanston, IL) in Apr 2016
Interview
We were notified recruiters were coming to campus. I submitted a cover letter and resume. I was notified the next day I qualified for an interview. I met with three recruiters for about 20 minutes to talk through my interests and projects. I was then asked technical questions. Two days later I got a call to set up a technical interview with a Manager at SpaceX. A day later I received a call from HR notifying me I got the position.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
- Tell me about a project you saw through to completion? What role did you play in the project?
- Stress/Strain questions
- Space related topics
The interview had quite a few technical questions regarding fundamental mechanical engineering principles along with some brain teaser questions. The recruiter was very quick at getting back to me. The interviewers were technical leads in their role.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at SpaceX (Atlanta, GA) in Nov 2021
Interview
It was quite a fun experience. I didn't really go into it with many high hopes as I am only a freshman in college but I know how to sell myself and I found it almost like a conversation with the recruiter to learn more about SpaceX.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What do you know about SpaceX and what brings you to SpaceX?
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at SpaceX
Interview
Applied online; interviewed with several teams, one of which sent me an offer after talking to their manager and one other team member. All the stages were either 30min or 45min phone interviews.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They try to ride the fine line between technical questions and conceptual/creative ones. They also like questions that start with "How many ways can you think of to...". When you interview with multiple teams they each tend to ask about similar parts of your projects and experiences, so it does get a little bit repetitive.
