Senior Mechanical Engineer Interview Experience - Hawthorne, California
February 1, 2024
Negative ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Two phone screens then an onsite. The onsite was good at first, but then they started asking me questions that were way outside my professional experience (i.e., electrical engineering and mechanism design).
Questions
Describe the forces in a toy car when it hits a curb.
Was this helpful?
Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the SpaceX Senior Mechanical Engineer role in Hawthorne, California.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
SpaceX's interview process for their Senior Mechanical Engineer roles in Hawthorne, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive0%
Neutral0%
Negative100%
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for SpaceX's Senior Mechanical Engineer interview process in Hawthorne, California.
SpaceX Work Experiences
5.0
Great hard working career
Propulsion Engineer II • Current Employee
Brownsville, TX
October 27, 2025
Pros: It is a rewarding field of engineering, and all employees have a direct impact on the company and the outcome of our projects.
Cons: Very hard work and long days, which makes it easy to get burned out.
4.0
good
Aerospace Engineer • Current Employee
Florida City, FL
September 17, 2024
Pros: A good place to work.
Cons: Sometimes they make us work too hard.
4.0
Great place to kickstart your career
Mechanical Engineer • Current Employee
Brownsville, TX
September 10, 2025
Pros: Exciting work and endless opportunities for growth and learning
Cons: Difficult and demanding work, and questionable leadership at times.
- 5.0Great hard working careerPropulsion Engineer II • Current EmployeeBrownsville, TXOctober 27, 2025Pros: It is a rewarding field of engineering, and all employees have a direct impact on the company and the outcome of our projects.Cons: Very hard work and long days, which makes it easy to get burned out.
- 4.0goodAerospace Engineer • Current EmployeeFlorida City, FLSeptember 17, 2024Pros: A good place to work.Cons: Sometimes they make us work too hard.
- 4.0Great place to kickstart your careerMechanical Engineer • Current EmployeeBrownsville, TXSeptember 10, 2025Pros: Exciting work and endless opportunities for growth and learningCons: Difficult and demanding work, and questionable leadership at times.
Explore Interview QuestionsTaro 75Google Interview QuestionsMeta Interview QuestionsAmazon Interview QuestionsApple Interview QuestionsNetflix Interview Questions
Explore Interview ExperiencesOpenAI Interview ExperiencesAnthropic Interview ExperiencesPerplexity Interview ExperiencesWindsurf Interview ExperiencesMistral AI Interview Experiences
