I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at SpaceX (Hawthorne, CA) in Nov 2015
Interview
Two interviews, one with HR and one with the potential group you will join
If it doesn't work with that group they may recommend you to another group
Speak with HR-check if you fit the culture
Speak with potential group -technical
Resume rundown in full detail. Be sure to back it up with technical knowledge. Spacex requires you to know a lot especially if it’s on your resume. Asked standard EE and CE topics related to your resume.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at SpaceX in Jan 2024
Interview
I had a phone call interview with a couple engineers on the team. It was a mix of technical, behavioral, and past experience questions. The majority of the questions were technical ones regarding my past experiences from my resume.
I applied through college or university. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at SpaceX in Feb 2023
Interview
Interviewed for the Starship Booster Engineering Team, with a focus on fluids/fluid structures and valves. Started with overview about the position, resume/project deep dive with technical questions interlaced and "ask me anything" to finish.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
You are given a cryogenic valve for your flight vehicle: 1. What are things you have to worry about when filling the vehicle? 2. You have a certain fill time to meet. How do you size the valve? 3. Say you have the hardware already built but your fill time is too high. How can you fill faster?
