Manufacturing Engineer Interview Experience - Hawthorne, California
June 22, 2026
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks.
- Phone screening
- 2 virtual interviews
- Onsite
All portions of the interview had technical questions. The phone screening had a lot of technical questions, and the 2nd virtual interview focused a lot on my project history.
Questions
How can I differentiate 2 identical cubes?
List 6 ways.
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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
31%
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
Positive66%
Neutral23%
Negative11%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for SpaceX's Manufacturing Engineer interview process in Hawthorne, California.
SpaceX Work Experiences
4.0
Exciting place to work
Manufacturing Engineer • Former Employee
Hawthorne, CA
December 5, 2025
Pros: The ability to step outside the normal ME scope of work and build additional skills in automation and tooling design
Cons: Often long hours and very fast paced
5.0
Incredible benefits and mission-driven work, but clout-chasing exists
Manufacturing Engineer • Current Employee
Bastrop, TX
June 10, 2026
Pros: Incredible benefits, career movement that is based on merit, stocks, mission focused, jobs with a measurable purpose, and incredibly passionate individuals
Cons: Clout-chasing and prestige among certain management and team members greatly underestimate the magnitude of scale often.
1.0
No
Manufacturing Engineer • Current Employee
Hawthorne, CA
March 5, 2024
Pros: Everyone was too busy to help you learn anything, and Elon was coked up selling rides around the moon which we could never pull off. I quit pretty quick.
Cons: Oh right, pros means good things. Nope, no pros. Only cons; see above.
- 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
- 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.
- 1.0NoManufacturing Engineer • Current EmployeeHawthorne, CAMarch 5, 2024Pros: Everyone was too busy to help you learn anything, and Elon was coked up selling rides around the moon which we could never pull off. I quit pretty quick.Cons: Oh right, pros means good things. Nope, no pros. Only cons; see above.
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