Process
You apply online and provide all information, as well as your resume.
The process starts with an HR phone screen, followed by a group interview-style call with technical managers from the team you are applying to.
If you get through the phone calls, you are invited to the site for a technical presentation and review.
Questions
Questions about a project you worked on and how you solved a specific issue.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 76 interview experiences for the SpaceX Manufacturing Engineer role in United States.
Success Rate
SpaceX's interview process for their Manufacturing Engineer roles in the United States is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for SpaceX's Manufacturing Engineer interview process in United States.
SpaceX Work Experiences
- 4.0Shaping the future of space travelManufacturing Engineer • Current EmployeeHawthorne, CAMay 8, 2025Pros: Always a new challenge and a fast-paced work environment. The scope of work is flexible and adaptive.Cons: Extremely long hours! It's hard to set boundaries and continue to meet expectations.
- 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.
- 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
