Intern - Hourly applicants have rated the interview process at SpaceX with 3.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 92% positive. To compare, the company-average is 53.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Intern - Hourly roles take an average of 36 days to get hired, when considering 12 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 Intern - Hourly according to 12 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 43%
Background check: 22%
Group panel interview: 9%
Skills test: 9%
One on one interview: 9%
Drug test: 4%
Presentation: 4%
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Resume rundown in full detail. Be sure to back it up with technical knowledge. Spacex requires you to know a lot especially if it’s on your resume. Asked standard EE and CE topics related to your resume.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at SpaceX in Jan 2024
Interview
I had a phone call interview with a couple engineers on the team. It was a mix of technical, behavioral, and past experience questions. The majority of the questions were technical ones regarding my past experiences from my resume.
I applied through college or university. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at SpaceX in Feb 2023
Interview
Interviewed for the Starship Booster Engineering Team, with a focus on fluids/fluid structures and valves. Started with overview about the position, resume/project deep dive with technical questions interlaced and "ask me anything" to finish.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
You are given a cryogenic valve for your flight vehicle: 1. What are things you have to worry about when filling the vehicle? 2. You have a certain fill time to meet. How do you size the valve? 3. Say you have the hardware already built but your fill time is too high. How can you fill faster?