Started off with an informal screen with the recruiter about a job I had applied to online. Next was a technical screen followed by a panel interview where I presented about a technical project. Next was two more screens with hiring managers.
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Question 1
Technical questions about fluid pumps, gasses under pressure etc.
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.
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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)
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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.
