Launch 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 53% positive. To compare, the company-average is 53.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Launch Engineer roles take an average of 40 days to get hired, when considering 46 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 Launch Engineer according to 46 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 23%
One on one interview: 15%
Presentation: 13%
Group panel interview: 13%
Background check: 11%
Skills test: 11%
Drug test: 4%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Personality test: 3%
Other: 3%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
I applied through college or university. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at SpaceX in May 2025
Interview
Phone screen with basic engineering questions, mechanics, and fluids focused.
In-depth technical interview across all engineering disciplines, mechanics, fluids, electronics, and heat transfer.
Soft skills interview discussing duties more specific to the role
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a time when you learned something deeply technical that was not engineering or science-related.
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)
Interview questions [1]
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.
one phone screen with a recruiter then two more phone calls with an engineer and then hiring manager before leading to an onsite interview. Did not make it to the onsite