I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at SpaceX (Vandenberg AFB, CA) in Jan 2017
Interview
The interview process included a phone conversation, an on-site half-day interview, and then a couple of additional phone calls with upper management. On site I gave a technical presentation to a group on a topic of my choosing and then answered technical questions in smaller sessions with one or two people. The technical questions were the kind that reveal how you think rather than how much textbook knowledge you remember, which I appreciate.
interview process was long and tedious. started with a recruiter screening, minimal technical questions, then moved to a hiring manager technical interview, following this was a technical presentation to a panel of engineers, i was then brought on site for an interview which included another pannel interview, site walkaround and questioning, then a written multiple choise mechanical assessmnet.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
shear and moment diagrams, fluid basics, pipe flow, compressible flow.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at SpaceX (Cape Canaveral, FL) in Nov 2025
Interview
The interview started with 15 minute going through your past project / experiences. Followed up with 15 minute rapid fire technical questions (3 questions including topics from mechanical, fluids, and FEA)
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If your FEA tells you the part fails, do you trust it?
The first round was a technical interview with lots of rapid fire technical questions. It was over the phone which made it hard to stop and think about how to answer each question.
