SpaceX

Mechanical Design Engineer Interview Experience - United States

June 18, 2025

Neutral ExperienceNo Offer

Process

Very difficult and high-intensity questions.

Asked rapid-fire, with multiple follow-up questions.

They will also ask you questions about your academic design projects and what motivated your decisions.

Questions

Where is the highest airspeed along the profile of an airfoil?

Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 29 interview experiences for the SpaceX Mechanical Design Engineer role in United States.

Success Rate

10%

Pass Rate

SpaceX's interview process for their Mechanical Design Engineer roles in the United States is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

Positive45%

Neutral41%

Negative14%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for SpaceX's Mechanical Design Engineer interview process in United States.

SpaceX Interview Questions

Number of Islands

Medium

Given a grid representing land and water, count the number of distinct islands. An island is formed by connected land cells.

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