Automation Engineer Interview Experience - Redmond, Washington
April 8, 2026
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks.
All interviews I went through were conducted over phone calls:
- Screening with recruiter (basically vibe check, went over experiences and job position), not technical
- Second round was with an engineer -- went over experience in more technical details, asked some control fundamentals
- Third round was with a senior engineer -- went over experience again, but drilled into low level components more (eg. how did you use opencv? why did you choose that camera?)
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the SpaceX Automation Engineer role in Redmond, Washington.
Success Rate
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Pass Rate
SpaceX's interview process for their Automation Engineer roles in Redmond, Washington is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
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Candidates reported having very good feelings for SpaceX's Automation Engineer interview process in Redmond, Washington.
SpaceX Work Experiences
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