I applied online. The process took 8 weeks. I interviewed at SpaceX (Hawthorne, CA) in Feb 2024
Interview
Screen Interview - Know first principles
Phone Interview 1 - Technical
Phone Interview 2 - Hiring Manager
Onsite Interview
6-7 one on ones, hour long presentation, written exam, walking tour and real-world questions about why they made design choices they did.
they did not care about ADA btw; they will ignore your requests for reasonable accommodations so dont expect a very open environment.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What will be your biggest hurdle in adapting to SpaceX.
I went through the first interview round. It was a 30 min phone call with mostly behavioral and some technical questions. Going through resume and elaborating on flagship project. Practice technical questions that would be similar for the next round interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
From your resume, what would you say is your flagship project?
Interview with recruiter then two rounds with hiring manager and someone on the team. Then a final panel round full day with a bunch of people, project presentation and 1-1 interviews.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Cantilever beam question - ideal cross section under different loading conditions
I had an interview which was a 30 Minute phone call with a recruiter of the technical variety, which was as expected of a first round interview. Then, I had conducted a second interview, this time of the 45 minute variety.
