I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 days. I interviewed at SpaceX (Hawthorne, CA) in Jul 2021
Interview
I received an email from a sourcer for a phone screening. I was expecting to learn more about the job and then be sent on to a hiring manager for questions, he jumped right into technical questions and was completely unprepared. It didn't help that I was also in the midst of dealing with a larger presentation for my current job. It was not my most glorious moment
Interview questions [4]
Question 1
What is the relationship between stress and strain
If you have an electrical component in a vacuum with an aluminum rod connected to it and out of the vacuum, and the component was overheating, what would you do to prevent the component from overheating.
I applied online. I interviewed at SpaceX (Brownsville, TX)
Interview
Asked technical questions regarding basic college engineering fundamentals, asked engineering portfolio questions regarding previous internship and project experiences, and asked hypotheticals based on what areas were owned on those projects.
First was with a lead engineer (technical), then with a recruiter (behavioral), then with another lead engineer (technical), future would have been on site. It was a very accelerated timeline and fast process.
Multiple rounds of interviews ending with an all day onsite interview. Asked questions about background, classic textbook problems, and coworker interactions. Very technical and difficult. Lots of time spent trying to understand your thought process