Engineering Interview Experience - Hawthorne, California
October 1, 2015
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
After applying online and submitting an employee referral, I was contacted for a phone screening with an HR representative and was set up for a technical phone interview for the same week.
The technical interview lasted about 45 minutes.
Questions
What is your favorite steel and why?
This is a question I'm asked a lot about projects I've worked on.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 3 interview experiences for the SpaceX Engineering role in Hawthorne, California.
Success Rate
100%
Pass Rate
SpaceX's interview process for their Engineering roles in Hawthorne, California is incredibly easy as the vast majority of engineers get an offer after going through it.
Experience Rating
Positive100%
Neutral0%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for SpaceX's Engineering interview process in Hawthorne, California.
SpaceX Work Experiences
4.0
Cool stuff
Engineering • Former Employee
Brownsville, TX
September 17, 2025
Pros: Challenging, fast, good food, and cool people
Cons: Very stressful; I lost a lot of hair.
3.0
Lots of work but rewarding!
Reliability Engineer • Current Employee
Hawthorne, CA
June 14, 2024
Pros: The coolest people to work with. You will make some very close friends. Work on extremely cool projects with a lot of ownership.
Cons: Each employee is given way too much work for one person for the sake of keeping teams lean.
4.0
Good environment but stressful with schedule changes
Engineer • Former Employee
Hawthorne, CA
April 28, 2026
Pros: It has a very good environment.
Cons: Too much stress and last-minute schedule changes
- 4.0Cool stuffEngineering • Former EmployeeBrownsville, TXSeptember 17, 2025Pros: Challenging, fast, good food, and cool peopleCons: Very stressful; I lost a lot of hair.
- 3.0Lots of work but rewarding!Reliability Engineer • Current EmployeeHawthorne, CAJune 14, 2024Pros: The coolest people to work with. You will make some very close friends. Work on extremely cool projects with a lot of ownership.Cons: Each employee is given way too much work for one person for the sake of keeping teams lean.
- 4.0Good environment but stressful with schedule changesEngineer • Former EmployeeHawthorne, CAApril 28, 2026Pros: It has a very good environment.Cons: Too much stress and last-minute schedule changes
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