SpaceX Reviews

Pros

Some of the nicest people work at SpaceX and they are fast to share knowledge and offer support.

Advice to Management

Still new here so I am unable to offer advice.

Pros

The benefits are innumerable. High quality, affordable meal plan, coffee baristas, fro-yo...not to mention having the ability to get hands on with items that have traveled to space!
Elon has quarterly company talks and walks the production floor often, usually with celebrity friends.
The systems we work with are AWESOME. The engineering team is high knowledgeable and energetic. The technicians are excited to come to work everyday and accomplish big things.
Great energy, great people, lots of fun!

Advice to Management

Keep up the exceptional work & thank you for being a performance based company.
Also, consider pay bumps for Authorized Overseers and A&P certified mechanics.

Pros

Great people, great company mission

Pros

Your projects matter! As an intern I was immediately given a project day one with clear importance to mission success, and matched well with my skill set.

Pros

Amazing benefits, pay, experiences, and pople

Pros

Stocks, smart people free snacks

Pros

* The work itself if planet-altering, and the staff knows just how important the mission is.
* You get to work with leaders in the field, and they treat you with dignity and respect. Nobody here pulls rank.
* Though it's not for everyone, I like the fact that SpaceX makes strides to get you as much stock as possible. With the way it's appreciating you have a chance to get tremendously wealthy, and your hard work contributes to the bottom line. Also the fact that the stock you get is MUCH more liquid than going into a startup.
* The vibe and feeling here in Redmond during a period of growth is infectious and makes you want to be the best you can be.
* Though we work hard, staff understands if you need to go on vacation or take some time off to run errands, contribute to the community, spend time with your family, or further your education.

Pros

Opportunities to work with highly intelligent people/ be the dumbest person in the room.
Satisfaction of seeing your work make an impact on actual product.
Getting to work around rockets and their components.
Down to earth colleagues.
Tons of opportunity for growth and learning. It is okay to not know everything here and need to learn how to do something new.
People are not protective of their respective work areas.
When major issues are identified, they seem to float to the top quickly and are disseminated to the wider company.
Its okay to make mistakes, but they need to be identified and resolved.
If you have a good idea, people are willing to try it out (the best idea wins).
Subsidized food (can get a full blown lunch from $3 to $5) and the food is actually good.
Management has worked to provide a work-life balance. I haven't experienced the horror stories that some people have shared on here regarding the brutal hours. I've been working 45 to 50 hours per week, but do not work directly for production. My manager stated his main concern is I'm getting my assigned tasks done and him seeing results. My impression is if you work directly for production, expect brutal hours as you will have hard/ ambitious deadlines to meet.
The stock award has the potential to pay out big time if the company's trajectory stays on its current path.
Hands off on getting work done. My manager assigns me work and trusts me to go out and make an impact with practically no supervision. I have freedom to attack problems as I see fit.
The processes here are not set in stone. If something is wrong or there is a better way, things can get changed quickly.
The culture is very open. If you want to/ know how to dig through SpaceX's systems, you have full access to everything and can dig through rocket component drawings, issues, etc.
Flat organizational structure. There isn't many layers of management here and SpaceX doesn't have the bureaucratic inertia other major aerospace companies have.
The benefits very good. The onsite medical and dental makes seeing the doctor or dentist incredibly convenient. There are a variety of other perks you get for working here that many other companies do not offer.
The chance to be a part of something that is truly inspirational and fun. When you're employed here, the suspense of a launch and the exhilaration of success is fantastic.
Year round summertime in Southern California.

Advice to Management

Better work-life balance for employees at large. Work-life balance is something that employees with families HIGHLY VALUE. Some of the best talent out there isn't in their twenties and cannot work 50 to 60 hours a week and maintain a happy family life. If things are not happy at home, employee performance and retention will suffer. Work on making it okay to work 40 to 50 hours a week. Younger, motivated employees that can spend the longer hours at work will put in the extra hours to expedite their career growth.
Make sure clear onboarding steps and projects are in place for new employees before bringing them in. My onboarding was very disappointing.
Add 401k matching or pay the taxes on the stock award.
Hold employees accountable for not following the rules.

Pros

An absolutely incredible group of people to work with.

Advice to Management

Keep it up!

Pros

Inspiring and rewarding work.
Cool launches.

Advice to Management

Stop incentivizing long hours and instead focus on work getting done.