I spoke with a recruiter and then two engineers. All phone conversations. Lasted about 30 min each. Straight to the point. They dive deep into your resume. Did not go further after that.
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Describe all the engineering aspects that go into the design and manufacturing of a swivel chair.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at SpaceX (Los Angeles, CA) in Sep 2022
Interview
First round with HR, which should be the easiest one relatively. Even this round would include technical questions Many rounds of technical interview: Asked for technical experience and extract questions from it in detail Asked some fundamental technical questions related to the role Asked several technical open-minded questions
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
technical experience and extract questions from it in detail
They asked me about some of favorite my past projects and asked me to describe some of the challenges. Then they asked about why I chose the designs that I did.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
When a hot dog expands, in which direction does it split and why? If you were stranded in the middle of nowhere and you lost one set of lug nuts on your car, what would you do and why?