I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at SpaceX (Hawthorne, CA) in Apr 2025
Interview
I did an initial phone screen and an a second call with a lead engineer on the team. The initial phone screen consisted of questions on what I knew about the program as well as basic technical questions about cantilevered beams. The second interview with the lead engineer was about me talking about my projects in depth and anything relevant to the position.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If you had a beam with one end fixed to the wall and the other end free, and you applied a downward force to the free end of the beam, where would the area of highest stress be?
Very difficult and high intensity questions. Asked rapid fire, with multiple follow up questions. They will also ask you questions about your academic design projects and what motivated your decisions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Where is the highest airspeed along the profile of an airfoil?
Was 5 rounds of interviews, including 10 hour in person interview on site. Too long for the level of position and expectations of the role did not align with compensation.