Manufacturing Engineer Interview Experience - Redmond, Washington
October 1, 2020
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Initial phone call with recruiter.
Followed by a half-hour call about resume with hiring engineer.
Technical presentation on past project, emphasizing data.
Interrupted repeatedly during presentation.
Never heard back from recruiter.
Questions
Design an experiment to measure the effect of laser intensity on lithography features.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the SpaceX Manufacturing Engineer role in Redmond, Washington.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
SpaceX's interview process for their Manufacturing Engineer roles in Redmond, Washington is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive50%
Neutral50%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for SpaceX's Manufacturing Engineer interview process in Redmond, Washington.
SpaceX Work Experiences
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.
3.0
Driven team but tough communication and workload
Manufacturing Engineer • Current Employee
Bastrop, TX
September 23, 2026
Pros: Super driven and organized teams, and good opportunities to move
Cons: Works people too hard and is hard to talk to.
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
- 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.
- 3.0Driven team but tough communication and workloadManufacturing Engineer • Current EmployeeBastrop, TXSeptember 23, 2026Pros: Super driven and organized teams, and good opportunities to moveCons: Works people too hard and is hard to talk to.
- 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
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