Engineering Intern Interview Experience - Hawthorne, California
Process
A hiring manager reached out to me.
I started with a phone screen interview before moving to a project team interview.
They said they would fly me to California for an in-person technical presentation for round 3 if round 2 went well.
Questions
Given a voltage source, capacitor, and resistor system, what is the step response of the system if the voltage source drastically increased?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 6 interview experiences for the SpaceX Engineering Intern role in Hawthorne, California.
Success Rate
SpaceX's interview process for their Engineering Intern roles in Hawthorne, California is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for SpaceX's Engineering Intern interview process in Hawthorne, California.
SpaceX Work Experiences
- 3.0SpaceX InternEngineering Intern • Former EmployeeBrownsville, TXJuly 1, 2025Pros: Learned fast and owned many thingsCons: Long hours, too much scope, and too little sleep.
- 4.0SpaceX reviewEngineering Intern • Current EmployeeHawthorne, CAMarch 17, 2025Pros: As an intern, you receive ownership over projects, make valuable contributions to the company, and get to apply and learn actual engineering skills.Cons: You will work overtime, and stay at work for 11-12 hours a day.
- 5.0Great InternshipEngineering Intern • Former EmployeeBastrop, TXSeptember 13, 2025Pros: Some of the most interesting work you will ever do, and you will learn a ton with great people.Cons: Long hours, but that is expected. The hours are spent on deeply interesting engineering problems.
