GSE Engineer Interview Experience - Hawthorne, California
Process
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks.
Seemed very rushed and uninterested throughout the entire process. Questions were not really applicable to the role and instead were just designed to make you think about weird situations. I don't think it was a good way to evaluate a candidate for an engineering role.
Questions
Where is the max stress location on a cantilever beam?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the SpaceX GSE Engineer role in Hawthorne, California.
Success Rate
SpaceX's interview process for their GSE Engineer roles in Hawthorne, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for SpaceX's GSE Engineer interview process in Hawthorne, California.
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