SpaceX reviews

3.8

67% would recommend to a friend

(2,738 total reviews)
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Elon Musk

73% approve of CEO

79% positive business outlook

SpaceX has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 2,738 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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5.0
Oct 19, 2016

Keep it Real

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Pros

They keeps it real out here. Straight out a space kinda stuff. You gets all kinds of the benefits fo real. Lots of people with all kinda energy. Fresh ideas too. Ain't no 2 days the same. Believe it. If you could eva call work fun, this be it. I likes my job alot and we get paid nice too. Like real kinda bread. I couldn't ask fo a better place to be workng at.

Cons

All I can say that be bad is lots of hours. But lets be real. More hours mean mo money ma'an. That's what I'm talking about.

5.0
Aug 30, 2016

You think you're Top Talent until you get to SpaceX

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I've always been a top performer at every job prior to SpaceX. The people here are crazy smart and talented I eat it up. It's great to finally work with people that match my brain power and my drive for success. I've always put in more than 40+ hours a week but at my previous engineering job, I was put down and scolded for being 'a young go getter trying to make people look bad'. SpaceX is a meritocracy at its core where "best idea wins". Performance matters, not age. My wife says that I work the same amount of hours at spacex as I did at all of my other jobs. The main subjective difference is that I come home happy. Company is constantly redesigning the rocket. This leaves huge opportunities for growth and really tough problems that need fixing. I became an operations manager after 3 years. The position did not exist. I helped identify a need and filled a position that was needed. Somewhat flat organization in Vehicle Engineering department. It goes President, VP, Director, me (manager). I have regular conversations with the VP and makes me feel like I can really drive change in my department. And I regularly change my group where I feel like it needs to go. Lots of freedom for good ideas.

Cons

Contstantly shifting goals can wear on some people that dont like change. I'm more easy going. work-life balance is tough for me personally. There's always some huge catastrophic issue every month that needs fixing so you have to pick and choose your battles. It's something I actively work on improving and I found a happy medium.

5.0
Mar 27, 2016

Great place to work

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Pros

World class peers Great management (in software at least) Good stock sharing Huge opportunity to use many different technologies Looks great on a resume An absolute beehive of activity (if you like that kind of thing) No expense spared on desks/computers/monitors/chairs Amazing food at restaurant Mgt is flexible on hours, and if you need to go to a doctor or something.

Cons

The work/life balance is not as bad as its reputation. Everyone I saw that was really busting the hours was doing it to themself. It is because when your peers/friends are working really hard, you will tend to do the same thing. It is rather crowded these days. And if you don't like an open office cubicle environment, that may be a problem .... there is a ton of stuff going on all the time.

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