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      Manufacturing Engineer Interview

      Feb 7, 2015
      Anonymous employee
      Hawthorne, CA
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at SpaceX (Hawthorne, CA) in Dec 2014

      Interview

      I had a couple phone interviews and an extensive on sight interview. I was turned down a couple times, then after gaining more experience I was able to get my foot further in the door. The majority of questions throughout the phone interviews as well as on-sight were directed at my own projects, emphasizing that I was actually responsible for solving the problems that I claimed. They definitely ask more probing questions than any other interviews I've been on. The phone interviews were relatively brief, less than a half an hour, but fairly technical. The on-site was about 6 hours and definitely had some high intensity portions. A tour is followed by a 20 minute presentation about a problem you have solved, then followed by 6-8 one on one interviews. The facilities are extremely impressive so it's easy to get psyched-out, but overall the employees I met were all friendly and respectful. You can always get a year or two more experience and try again with more focused effort so it helped me not to build things up. The recruiter I had was very helpful, definitely gives the impression that he was there to make things go as well as possible. Overall I'm glad I had to put in a lot of work to make the job a reality.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Most questions were about the problems and solutions I had claimed. Many questions seemed to have the goal of proving whether or not I had thought through all aspects and had a good reason for every decision in the process.
      1 Answer
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      Other Manufacturing Engineer Interview Reviews for SpaceX

      Manufacturing Engineer Interview

      Apr 24, 2026
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at SpaceX

      Interview

      Phone screen with recruiter followed by two phone calls with engineers and then an on-site interview where you present a presentation on a topic of your choice. Also other technical interviews on site as well.
      1

      Manufacturing Engineer Interview

      Apr 15, 2026
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Hawthorne, CA
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I interviewed at SpaceX (Hawthorne, CA)

      Interview

      Got reached out to by a recruiter on LinkedIn. Setting up an interview time was easy. The first interview screening was basically describing your past experiences. The second interview is technical. Whole process took a week.

      Manufacturing Engineer Interview

      Feb 26, 2026
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Hawthorne, CA
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at SpaceX (Hawthorne, CA)

      Interview

      Technical interview, pretty simple beam questions. Interview with lead engineer was about different machining/bonding techniques. Not a bad process. The recruiter was pretty responsive. Did not get another interview after interview with lead.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      If you applied a point load on a beam at the end, at which point does the beam experience the highest stress?
      Answer question

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