I applied through an employee referral. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at SpaceX (Hawthorne, CA)
Interview
The interview process took sometime. I wanted to inform you reading this I have not had an interview in over 12 years so I might have been a little rusty but remember to prepare yourself and do your research on the company. During the whole process I had a Technical Recruiter keeping me informed of the progress and back briefing me on my interviews. Had several phone interviews that went well. I was asked to come to an in-person interview and they provided a hotel for the night prior which was very nice and close to the Hawthorne facility. I was reimbursed for the miles driving to and from the interview. While was there I had separate 1 on 1 interviews with several co-workers, managers, and engineers. All in 30 minute segments and most with different questions because they all would interact with the position in a different way. All of them were polite and none of their questions really shocked me, only a few that I had not dealt with but I informed them that of that. They all seemed very happy to work at SpaceX even with the long hours and working weekends, with a sense of pride that could be felt during the entire interview with each of them. I really enjoyed the tour of the facility, it just makes you want to work there even more. All the in-person interviews went well. I had 2 more phone interviews with 3 different people. I myself prefer to have in-person interviews because I am less nervous, so the phone interviews did not feel as good to me as the previous ones. After over a month of going through the interview process I was informed an hour after my last phone interview of the job offer. I would say overall it was a positive experience for me. If you do not have anything outstanding about yourself and do not know how to talk highly of yourself, you will have a very difficult time. Hopefully this helps you, good luck.
Interview questions [5]
Question 1
Give me an event when messed up at work? and how did you prevent it from happening again?
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 6 days. I interviewed at SpaceX (Hawthorne, CA) in Apr 2017
Interview
7 interviews, 30 minutes each with all different levels of management. All happened back to back over a four hour period and there was a one on one tour of the facilities and an overview of what to expect if an offer was exteneded. Arthur was my recruiter and he was incredibly helpful and upbeat and made me feel at home there before I even started interviewing.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Past work experience, problems encountered, how I solved them, how to deal with issues with personnel in the workplace.
I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at SpaceX (North Las Vegas, NV)
Interview
Interviewed by phone and invited for Face2Face. They flew me out and gave me a rental car and hotel. The morning of the interview I was received by HR. She asked the group questions and then a tour of the facility. It was all followed by the interview.
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at SpaceX (Cape Canaveral, FL) in Sep 2016
Interview
Apply, Apply, Apply. Do NOT give up! Phone interviews with varying levels of management from lead up to VP level. Then if you make it, you'll be invited for a visit to the site. If its deemed you're a good fit, the next hurtle is acceptance.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Know your SpaceX history! Be prepared to be very explanatory of your work experience and what you will bring to the company., what kind of improvements you have made in previous employment, how much you've saved your previous employers in cost savings. Be courteous, personable, and be professional, that goes and long way.
