Process
For the first half of the interview, they questioned me on my resume experience. They asked questions like, "How would you modify that project if you had to account for...?" I talked a lot about a project I was comfortable with.
Then, they asked some abstract technical questions one after another. Some were easy, some were hard, but they were all interesting. The interviewer started one question with, "If Elon asked us to..." which I thought was cool.
Questions
How would you design the cross section of a beam if it had to hold a sensor?
Would the natural frequency of the beam change in space?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 6 interview experiences for the SpaceX Dynamics Engineer role in United States.
Success Rate
33%
Pass Rate
SpaceX's interview process for their Dynamics Engineer roles in the United States is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive50%
Neutral50%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for SpaceX's Dynamics Engineer interview process in United States.
SpaceX Work Experiences
3.0
Great work, great engineering, terrible managers
Dynamics Engineer • Former Employee
Hawthorne, CA
December 8, 2024
Pros: Engineers have the final say. This company has a great culture of finding and following the truth, taking accountability, and picking things because they are the best.
The big picture is very exciting, and you are surrounded by others who are all excited to push the boundaries of rocket technology.
You get to work with some of the leading experts in aerospace on projects that have never been done before.
Good pay fresh out of college.
Employee stock awards provide incentives for individuals to improve the company.
Cons: Management does not care about you. They care about the work getting done at all costs.
A team's best individual contributors are the ones promoted to managers. These are usually the people worst suited to managing others. Managers range from enthusiastic but inexperienced, to incompetent.
It's not a sustainable workplace. Most people are here for under 2 years. To make it here longer than 5 years, you have to be a little crazy.
Long hours, but I assume you already knew that.
Your experience here will depend entirely on your manager. Some teams are very relaxed, have good management, and have fun. Often the teams working with the government are this way (Dragon, Starshield, HLS). The teams driven entirely by internal pressure are the worst (Starship mainline, user terminal, etc.)
They give performance bonuses in the form of stocks that vest over the next few years, and they WILL try to cheat you out of them.
I was fired due to performance reasons when a brand new manager came in, and they let me go 2 weeks before the bonus I had earned a year ago vested. This is not unheard of, and I know of several others who were treated the same way.
4.0
Life is Good
Lead Engineer • Current Employee
Cape Canaveral, FL
September 6, 2025
Pros: Compensation is strong after accounting for RSU/ISOs.
There is a major mission that the company is working toward, and people generally care and want to do good work.
Cons: Some leadership can be focused on the technical and not actual management.
4.0
Competitive Stock
Mechanical Engineer • Former Employee
Los Angeles, CA
November 4, 2025
Pros: Significant stock package, a cool product, diverse projects (team dependent), and internal mobility
Cons: High pressure, high stress, no work-life balance, and no 401k match because of stock potential.
- 3.0Great work, great engineering, terrible managersDynamics Engineer • Former EmployeeHawthorne, CADecember 8, 2024Pros: Engineers have the final say. This company has a great culture of finding and following the truth, taking accountability, and picking things because they are the best. The big picture is very exciting, and you are surrounded by others who are all excited to push the boundaries of rocket technology. You get to work with some of the leading experts in aerospace on projects that have never been done before. Good pay fresh out of college. Employee stock awards provide incentives for individuals to improve the company.Cons: Management does not care about you. They care about the work getting done at all costs. A team's best individual contributors are the ones promoted to managers. These are usually the people worst suited to managing others. Managers range from enthusiastic but inexperienced, to incompetent. It's not a sustainable workplace. Most people are here for under 2 years. To make it here longer than 5 years, you have to be a little crazy. Long hours, but I assume you already knew that. Your experience here will depend entirely on your manager. Some teams are very relaxed, have good management, and have fun. Often the teams working with the government are this way (Dragon, Starshield, HLS). The teams driven entirely by internal pressure are the worst (Starship mainline, user terminal, etc.) They give performance bonuses in the form of stocks that vest over the next few years, and they WILL try to cheat you out of them. I was fired due to performance reasons when a brand new manager came in, and they let me go 2 weeks before the bonus I had earned a year ago vested. This is not unheard of, and I know of several others who were treated the same way.
- 4.0Life is GoodLead Engineer • Current EmployeeCape Canaveral, FLSeptember 6, 2025Pros: Compensation is strong after accounting for RSU/ISOs. There is a major mission that the company is working toward, and people generally care and want to do good work.Cons: Some leadership can be focused on the technical and not actual management.
- 4.0Competitive StockMechanical Engineer • Former EmployeeLos Angeles, CANovember 4, 2025Pros: Significant stock package, a cool product, diverse projects (team dependent), and internal mobilityCons: High pressure, high stress, no work-life balance, and no 401k match because of stock potential.
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