Mechanical Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at SpaceX with 3.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 47% positive. To compare, the company-average is 53.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Mechanical Engineer roles take an average of 25 days to get hired, when considering 154 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at SpaceX overall takes an average of 29 days.
Common stages of the interview process at SpaceX as a Mechanical Engineer according to 154 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 30%
Skills test: 16%
One on one interview: 16%
Presentation: 12%
Group panel interview: 9%
Background check: 7%
Personality test: 4%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
Other: 2%
Drug test: 1%
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I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at SpaceX (Hawthorne, CA) in Jul 2022
Interview
Applied online and got a first interview screening they may ask you a few technical questions here but overall was easy and the second interview is a technical one where they will ask questions related to the position so make sure you study. I would say review the questions on glassdoor.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What are newtons threes laws?
What are the three modes of heat transfer?
What is the ideal gas law?
Stress vs Strain?
How does a rocket work?
A lot of beam questions and natural frequency of beams when you move the load around.
I applied online. I interviewed at SpaceX (Brownsville, TX)
Interview
Asked technical questions regarding basic college engineering fundamentals, asked engineering portfolio questions regarding previous internship and project experiences, and asked hypotheticals based on what areas were owned on those projects.
First was with a lead engineer (technical), then with a recruiter (behavioral), then with another lead engineer (technical), future would have been on site. It was a very accelerated timeline and fast process.
Multiple rounds of interviews ending with an all day onsite interview. Asked questions about background, classic textbook problems, and coworker interactions. Very technical and difficult. Lots of time spent trying to understand your thought process