SpaceX

Manufacturing Engineer Interview Experience - Hawthorne, California

February 1, 2025

Neutral ExperienceNo Offer

Process

4 Phases

Phase 1: Technical Recruiter Screening
Phase 2: Technical Interview with Team Lead
Phase 3: Behavioral Interview with Manager
Phase 4: Onsite Interview with (6) 1-on-1s with the team and presentation of past work experience (includes a tour of the workplace)

Questions

There are two concentric pipes. The inner pipe is made of aluminum. The outer pipe, made of steel, has a thickness such that the cross-sectional area of the two pipes are the same. There is a plate that compresses the two pipes. What is the stress distribution? Which pipe takes on more load?

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 31 interview experiences for the SpaceX Manufacturing Engineer role in Hawthorne, California.

Success Rate

35%

Pass Rate

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

Experience Rating

Positive68%

Neutral19%

Negative13%

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

SpaceX Interview Questions

Number of Islands

Medium

Given a grid representing land and water, count the number of distinct islands. An island is formed by connected land cells.

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