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Engineer Interview Experience - Hawthorne, California

April 1, 2024
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer

Process

The interview process involved four rounds of interviews.

It began with a screening call featuring basic engineering questions.

Next were two one-hour phone interviews with different engineers on the team. These included more screening engineering questions, with a couple of abstract/complicated problems.

Candidates were asked to discuss a significant project they worked on, with follow-up questions.

The onsite interview was approximately six hours long.

This included:

  • A 30-minute tour of the main building.
  • A 1-hour panel presentation/interview.
  • A 30-minute lunch.

Following this, there were six one-on-one interviews that covered background, technical questions, and scenarios.

For a couple of these interviews, candidates were handed hardware and asked to explain how it works, what it does, and how it was manufactured.

The process was fun but very long.

Unfortunately, an automated email rejection was received with no feedback.

Furthermore, everyone spoken to throughout the process became unresponsive after this point.

Questions

Max stress on a beam?

If I had a balloon inflated in the car and I accelerate the car, where does the balloon go?

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 6 interview experiences for the SpaceX Engineer role in Hawthorne, California.

Success Rate

33%
Pass Rate

SpaceX's interview process for their Engineer roles in Hawthorne, California is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive50%
Neutral17%
Negative33%

Candidates reported having good feelings for SpaceX's Engineer interview process in Hawthorne, California.

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