Manufacturing Engineer Interview Experience - Hawthorne, California
Process
Recruiter phone screen
Resume-based technical screen with leads
Resume-based technical screen with managers
Panel presentation on greatest technical achievement, with questions throughout
Six, 30-minute, back-to-back interviews on-site with different team members
Interviews weren't difficult if you understand your projects. Practice your interview skills. Learn to present yourself and answer their questions in a way that leads to follow-up questions you have prepared for. They did not ask any wild trivia questions, only questions related to the job function.
Questions
Why do you want to work for SpaceX?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 35 interview experiences for the SpaceX Manufacturing Engineer role in Hawthorne, California.
Success 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
Candidates reported having very good feelings for SpaceX's Manufacturing Engineer interview process in Hawthorne, California.
SpaceX Work Experiences
- 5.0Incredible benefits and mission-driven work, but clout-chasing existsManufacturing Engineer • Current EmployeeBastrop, TXJune 10, 2026Pros: Incredible benefits, career movement that is based on merit, stocks, mission focused, jobs with a measurable purpose, and incredibly passionate individualsCons: Clout-chasing and prestige among certain management and team members greatly underestimate the magnitude of scale often.
- 4.03 month review - Raptor MachiningManufacturing Engineer • Current EmployeeHawthorne, CAAugust 25, 2025Pros: - A very rewarding job - A good variety of things in the job where every week is different - You have the freedom to come up with and work on projects that impact the company - When you ask, people are happy to teach you about what they do and there are a lot of smart people to learn fromCons: - Like any SpaceX job, it is a lot of hours. - You very much so get thrown into the fire at the start, but it gets better after a few months.
- 4.0Exciting place to workManufacturing Engineer • Former EmployeeHawthorne, CADecember 5, 2025Pros: The ability to step outside the normal ME scope of work and build additional skills in automation and tooling designCons: Often long hours and very fast paced
