I was first contacted by a recruiter who then passed me onto one of the lead engineers of a project. In that interview, I was asked a series of questions over a span of thirty minutes
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Question 1
The questions consisted of why you measure with numbers up with a tape measure, what you need to know to measure deflection of a beam with a force acting on it, and how to design a ring attached to a harness to withstand 5000 pounds
I applied online. I interviewed at SpaceX (Los Angeles, CA) in Oct 2016
Interview
They asked a lot of questions about my experience and previous jobs and past projects and how they turned out and some technical questions and also wanted to know how I worked with other people and how I would perform in this environment.
Phone screening by a HR person followed by a phone screening with mechanical engineering manager. Phone screening with HR was very quick and consisted of basic administrative and housekeeping questions. Phone screening with engineering manager consisted of extensive technical questions about my projects and about engineering fundamentals.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you design something to prevent buckling?