SpaceX reviews

3.8

68% would recommend to a friend

(2,741 total reviews)
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Elon Musk

74% approve of CEO

80% positive business outlook

SpaceX has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 2,741 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 14, 2016

HR Analyst

Recommend
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Pros

If you want to move to a different job/department within SpaceX, you can. Yes, youll have to work overtime for a while, but people here actually admire those who take on extra responsibility, and will help you learn and develop to eventually transfer. You will learn a TON working here.

Cons

Equity program is not the best. Commute and parking is pretty terrible.

5.0
Oct 14, 2016

Launch Engineer

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

You cannot ask for a more exciting company to work for. SpaceX is revolutionizing space travel and potentially playing a major role in altering the path of humanity. Every employee plays a major role in this mission and truly feels like they contribute to the overall goals of the company. The company has a very flat structure and it feels like everyone is on the same team. Even upper management is very approachable and always open to listening to what a person has to say. Typically, managers are selected based on their knowledge and technical abilities rather than their capability to manage others. While this could oftentimes result in a chaotic work environment, the fact that every employee at SpaceX is exceptionally talented at what they do and most have the know-how and work ethic to get the necessary work done with minimal instruction makes this type of management work for the better.

Cons

A lot of hard work is expected from everyone, and employees can sometime work long hours, especially during certain crunch times. Fortunately, management (at least in my area) seems to be very understanding of each person's needs and is willing to work to find an arrangement that works for each person as long as they are able to put in the required work.

5.0
Oct 14, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

SpaceX is changing the world - the company's goal is literally to colonize Mars, and revolutionize the entire space industry in the process. Every day this awesome sense of purpose is sitting there in the back of your mind. We work with the best and brightest engineers in the world, but our scrappy, hands-on, experimental attitude prevents any kind of ivory tower complex. It's all about daring greatly.

Cons

The work here is difficult, and you're expected to get it done fast. The reports of universal 80 hour weeks are simply not true, however. I've been here for 5 years and have certainly done my stints of late night and weekend work, but as the company has grown the manic drive has ebbed (in no small part because the core of the company is no longer in their 20s). that's either a pro or con depending on your stance, but the point is you can make your own way here. Deadlines and priorities are fast moving targets. You will have to learn to let go of frustration when your year long project gets canned or the deadline you've killed yourself for a month to hit gets pushed out by six weeks at the last minute.

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