Manufacturing 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 49% positive. To compare, the company-average is 53.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Manufacturing Engineer roles take an average of 28 days to get hired, when considering 74 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 Manufacturing Engineer according to 74 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 25%
Group panel interview: 16%
One on one interview: 16%
Presentation: 14%
Background check: 11%
Skills test: 10%
Personality test: 4%
Drug test: 2%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
Other: 0%
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I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at SpaceX (Hawthorne, CA) in Feb 2025
Interview
The interview process included three online interviews, with the first covering behavioral and technical experiences, and the following focusing on technical questions. That was followed by an on-site interview, with a presentation on a previous project to a team of engineers and individual one-on-one interviews with the engineers.
Technical interview, pretty simple beam questions. Interview with lead engineer was about different machining/bonding techniques. Not a bad process. The recruiter was pretty responsive. Did not get another interview after interview with lead.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If you applied a point load on a beam at the end, at which point does the beam experience the highest stress?
3 in depth technical phone screenings
6 hr onsite interview with an hour presentation on an engineering project and then back to back 30 minute one on one technical interviews. Very difficult
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at SpaceX (Hawthorne, CA) in Sep 2025
Interview
Falcon 9 Structures team.
Applied online.
1 call with the recruiter, diving into my resume.
1 call with Engineering Manager, 15 mins of talking about my most challenging project, 15 mins on brain-puzzle questions.
On-Site interview. Presentation of my work, factory tour, 6 30 min 1:1s
Interview questions [6]
Question 1
Describe your most challenging project as it relates to the role. (Phone call)