Structures Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at SpaceX with 3.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 53% positive. To compare, the company-average is 53.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Structures Engineer roles take an average of 46 days to get hired, when considering 15 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 Structures Engineer according to 15 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 24%
One on one interview: 16%
Skills test: 14%
Presentation: 12%
Background check: 12%
Group panel interview: 12%
Personality test: 4%
Drug test: 2%
Other: 2%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
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Initial interview is a phone screen prior to being brought onsite. Promising candidates are brought Tonite for a long, grueling interview focused on technical ability, culture fit, and quick thinking. Interview was a series of one on ones lasting 5 hours total.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
You are in a canoe in a pool. What happens to the water level when you throw in a rock? A beach ball?
I applied online. I interviewed at SpaceX (Brownsville, TX)
Interview
First there is a phone screening, next there are interviews with engineers and managers, then finally there are in-person interviews. In the final interviews you need to give an in-depth technical presentation on a project you have worked on.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at SpaceX (Hawthorne, CA) in Mar 2024
Interview
First interview was a typical recruiter behavioral screening with a few simple technical questions.
Second interview was with a subsystems lead. He asked me many questions about the project on my resume that was most relevant for the position, sometimes adding hypotheticals.