I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at SpaceX in Jul 2015
Interview
Had a 20 minute interview in person at the AUVSI Roboboat Competition. I then received another opportunity to phone interview a few weeks later. The interview went well, there were technical questions about structural analysis and also questions about experiences listed on my resume. I was told that I would be talking to another department head because my experience aligned better there. After another two weeks I had another interview which was about my experiences listed on my resume. Two weeks later I received a call from HR about the results of the interviews.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
There is a tip load on a cantilever beam where will the beam break? If the beam is welded on how does that effect the local stresses? What three parameters do you need to analyze a column under a buckling load?
I applied online, and a recruiter reached out a few months later to set up my first interview with a Team Lead. It went well so I moved onto the second interview with the Team Manager. Both interviews were extremely technical and they grilled you on your projects.
The interview started off with the interviewer asking a few behavioral questions, with the majority of the interview consisted of technical questions about engineering fundamentals and applying them to scenarios
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Which pillar in a rigid structure bears the most weight?
Very simple questions, but very specific to the role. There were multiple rounds, and each round was different. Again, very specific to the role and i was rejected for one position, then my former interviews were used to determine my qualification for a different position.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked me technical questions about RLC circuit analysis and how to measure voltage and current.
