I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at SpaceX in Nov 2021
Interview
I was referred by an engineer who was interested in helping hire students on my Hyperloop team and got a response from a recruiter. I only did the first interview and it felt like a conversation but went through my projects in detail and had a lot of technical questions building on each other.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Springs
How would I design a bike for mars (I'm a bike mechanic)
How did the testing work in one of my projects.
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