Mechanical Design Engineer Interview Experience - Los Angeles, California
September 1, 2022
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
First round with HR, which should be the easiest one relatively.
Even this round would include technical questions.
Many rounds of technical interviews:
- Asked for technical experience and extracted questions from it in detail.
- Asked some fundamental technical questions related to the role.
- Asked several technical open-ended questions.
Questions
Technical experience
Extract questions from it in detail.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the SpaceX Mechanical Design Engineer role in Los Angeles, California.
Success Rate
50%
Pass Rate
SpaceX's interview process for their Mechanical Design Engineer roles in Los Angeles, California is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive100%
Neutral0%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for SpaceX's Mechanical Design Engineer interview process in Los Angeles, California.
SpaceX Work Experiences
4.0
Solid company, with top Talent, Long hours
Mechanical Design Engineer • Former Employee
Los Angeles, CA
December 2, 2024
Pros: You'll be working on some of the best products in the world. The level of talent and knowledge of coworkers is unmatched.
Cons: Long working hours, but then again, this is where engineers learn to thrive and be scrappy.
4.0
Great opportunities for young engineers, work weekends.
Mechanical Design Engineer • Former Employee
Los Angeles, CA
September 10, 2026
Pros: You can make significant contributions as a young engineer.
Cons: Long work hours and weekend work.
2.0
Bad work life balance, everyone is brainwashed
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Hawthorne, CA
December 29, 2025
Pros: Interesting projects
Equity
Bonuses
Cool factory
Resume item
Cons: Work life balance is horrible;
Elon Musk;
Bad food on site;
LA Traffic;
Everyone drinks the Kool-Aid about how cool SpaceX is, when it is just a government contracting company.
- 4.0Solid company, with top Talent, Long hoursMechanical Design Engineer • Former EmployeeLos Angeles, CADecember 2, 2024Pros: You'll be working on some of the best products in the world. The level of talent and knowledge of coworkers is unmatched.Cons: Long working hours, but then again, this is where engineers learn to thrive and be scrappy.
- 4.0Great opportunities for young engineers, work weekends.Mechanical Design Engineer • Former EmployeeLos Angeles, CASeptember 10, 2026Pros: You can make significant contributions as a young engineer.Cons: Long work hours and weekend work.
- 2.0Bad work life balance, everyone is brainwashedSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeHawthorne, CADecember 29, 2025Pros: Interesting projects Equity Bonuses Cool factory Resume itemCons: Work life balance is horrible; Elon Musk; Bad food on site; LA Traffic; Everyone drinks the Kool-Aid about how cool SpaceX is, when it is just a government contracting company.
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