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      Launch Mechanical Engineer Interview

      Oct 19, 2015
      Anonymous employee
      Hawthorne, CA
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at SpaceX (Hawthorne, CA) in May 2015

      Interview

      Brief non-technical phone screening interview followed by technical assessment test followed by technical phone interview followed by onsite interview. Onsite interview consisted of giving a presentation of a previous project followed by Q&A, getting a short period to study a field study case and then present your results and analysis of that, given a tour our Hawthorne facility, given a small written exam with technical engineering questions, and then a series of several one-on-one interviews with different members of the team. The on-site interview was supposed to take 4 or 5 hours, but ended up lasting about 7 hours. Very positive and educational experience.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      You have an inflated balloon held shut and then suddenly let goof the opening, plot the diameter of the balloon vs time, and explain your assumptions.
      1 Answer

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