I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at SpaceX (Atlanta, GA) in Oct 2017
Interview
Technical phone interview with the engineering lead of the Vehicle Launch assemby group. Heard back two weeks after the phone interview. Looking for a position in manufacturing. Interview lasted between 20-30 minutes- was very short and relatively fast paced.
If a colleague tells you he/she accidentally gouged 10% of the way through an aluminum component that is a couple thousandths of an inch thick, how would you go about repairing it? Would you even try to repair it?
interview process was long and tedious. started with a recruiter screening, minimal technical questions, then moved to a hiring manager technical interview, following this was a technical presentation to a panel of engineers, i was then brought on site for an interview which included another pannel interview, site walkaround and questioning, then a written multiple choise mechanical assessmnet.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
shear and moment diagrams, fluid basics, pipe flow, compressible flow.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at SpaceX (Cape Canaveral, FL) in Nov 2025
Interview
The interview started with 15 minute going through your past project / experiences. Followed up with 15 minute rapid fire technical questions (3 questions including topics from mechanical, fluids, and FEA)
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If your FEA tells you the part fails, do you trust it?
The first round was a technical interview with lots of rapid fire technical questions. It was over the phone which made it hard to stop and think about how to answer each question.
