Engineer Interview Experience - Hawthorne, California
Process
Contacted by recruiter based on LinkedIn profile.
30-minute phone interview with recruiter.
30-minute phone interview with hiring manager.
30-minute phone interview with senior manager in the same higher-level organization.
Flown to Hawthorne to tour the facility.
Gave a 20-minute presentation on a topic of their choosing, with group questions to follow.
Tour of the facility I would be supporting and met the people I would be working with.
1:1 in-person interviews with people who attended or were supposed to attend my presentation.
Final 30-minute phone interview with the VP of the organization I would be supporting.
Questions
How many samples should one take to begin obtaining a statistically significant sample?
What was your college GPA?
Why do you want to work for SpaceX?
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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
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
Candidates reported having good feelings for SpaceX's Engineer interview process in Hawthorne, California.
SpaceX Work Experiences
- 3.0Great opportunity to make history, but work-life suffersEngineer • Former EmployeeBrownsville, TXJuly 12, 2026Pros: Playing a part in making history, and the stock. Learn from the smartest people in the industry.Cons: You will be working almost nonstop and lose your ability to become a well-rounded person. Engineering management is often delusional and does not care about employee well-being, only results. Management is often unable to mentor newer engineers effectively, leading to new engineers performing poorly.
- 2.0Company doesn't really care about there employeesEngineer • Former EmployeeRedmond, WAJuly 22, 2024Pros: Get the opportunity to work on cool projects with some cool people.Cons: The company doesn't really care about the employees. Management is harsh and people get fired sometimes for little or no reason at all. The company is protecting a child molester and has fired employees over it.
- 5.0A different companyEngineer • Current EmployeeHawthorne, CAOctober 29, 2024Pros: It is limitless on what you are able to do. There are truly passionate and hardworking people who work here.Cons: Lots of hours, so you need to like what you are doing.
