Challenging! Prepare as much as you can.
Had 4 interviews: 1 30min phone call w recruiter, 2 45min technical phone interviews with engineers from the team, and a 1hr presentation on a project I’ve done.
For the interviews, I was asked questions on RF and EE fundamentals, details about my resume, and “why spacex”.
For the presentation, I had to pick the most challenging project I’ve done that relates to the role. Give yourself time to do this, especially if you are currently employed. I chose my presentation date a week after I got the assignment so I had to rush to get it done.
I got rejected a couple days after.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at SpaceX (New York, NY)
Interview
Recruiter contacted me to schedule a phone interview a few days after I applied. She informed me a time and date of the call and asked me to prepare to go in detail about my experience and projects on my resume.
I did not receive a call so I emailed the recruiter and got no response. Completely ghosted. Awesome thanks for wasting my time. I hope they know people that they interview have jobs too and they're taking time out of their day to talk.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at SpaceX in May 2014
Interview
Was called up by HR two weeks after an employee referral. They asked "why do I want to work here" and I gave them the normal spiel about how passionate I am about space. We setup an interview for the following week.
*I never faced any "trick questions" but was asked about projects I have designed, the thought process, the final outcome, troubleshooting etc.
After answering the questions below I was called a week later to do a "design project" which I had a week to complete. It was a high level receiver design, with requirements for inputs and outputs. After submitting that I was given an offer.
Interview questions [4]
Question 1
What is the "noise floor"? How could you calculate it, where would you see it, and how do you "reduce it"?