SpaceX reviews

3.8

68% would recommend to a friend

(2,742 total reviews)
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Elon Musk

75% approve of CEO

80% positive business outlook

SpaceX has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 2,742 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The SpaceX employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Aeroespacial y defensa industry (3.6 stars).

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4.0
Jun 12, 2021

Meaningful job lower pay

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Many exciting projects, great colleagues and lots of growth opportunities

Cons

Lots of work and long hours. Benefits sucks, health insurance is mediocre, pay is 20% below average and the promise is their stock options.

4.0
Apr 21, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Working on State of the Art Technology Developing a really strong work ethic based on how much you work Time management skills get developed due to schedule requirements Meal compensation so you don't 'have' to meal prep Benefits package was pretty great when you felt like you had time to use it If you have a balanced life presently and don't mind being put through the meat grinder and can handle the stress it will put on you mentally, physically, and potentially financially, you should absolutely take the opportunity to work at SpaceX. You will learn a lot and get to do things that you will be able to talk about for the rest of your life.

Cons

How much your expected to work Overbearing and sometimes impractical schedule requirements Work life balance, if you don't set boundaries you will burn out Not feeling like you had time to use your benefits Hourly Pay for technicians is just at if not below industry average(Got a 60% raise and a promotion when I left) I was looking to grow in the company and the manager in charge told me he cared more about whether or not someone had a degree than relevant industry recognized certifications. Mind you he put off a position I had interviewed for because he had a disagreement with the Job Description v. Title and didn't do anything about it, then left the company shortly after I did. You can't rely on people at SpaceX because basically everyone who isn't making a career out of it is working on their escape plan and any work put forward can just disappear with that person.

5.0
Apr 20, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Work hours are great, Team mentality, Everyone is not just friendly but they are personable too. Everyone is always helpful - when you new to rockets and don't know what or where to go or what your looking for - just ask someone, anyone. SpaceX stock grant is also great and they have ESP set up also for purchasing stock. SpaceX is a definitely an equal opportunity employer, they have people here whose entire head is tattoo'd, large ear lobe piercings and different nationalities. We even have a woman that was once a janitor that is now being trained to work on rockets. Training here is by far the best I have ever seen. They have online courses for everything from diversity to safety cable and hypergols. Managers & Supervisors hold monthly one on one meetings with you to make sure your doing ok and to give you advice for improving. Occasionally management holds outside events for employees ie. go-cart racing, paint ball or just hanging out after work for happy hour at a local bar-n- grill.

Cons

Wish the stocks could be vested a bit faster than they are, but heck ~ they are giving you free money to buy the stocks.

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