Pros: Super cool company, and be ready to work and have fun

Cons: Lots of work, but not too much: 50-60 hours plus getting paged and extra, so ~60-65 for FT.

Pros: • Innovative Environment: Every day brings something new. The pace of innovation here is unlike anything I’ve seen. • Growth Opportunities: I’ve learned more here in a few months than I have in years at other companies. • Inspiring Leadership: My leaders have been supportive, forward-thinking, and committed to the mission. • Team Culture: My coworkers have been fantastic—collaborative, driven, and helpful. • Mission-Driven Work: It’s incredibly motivating to be part of something bigger, pushing the boundaries of space exploration.

Cons: • Demanding Hours: Long days and weekend work can be challenging, especially for those balancing family life. • Fast-Paced Pressure: The pace is intense, and expectations are high—it’s not for everyone. • Work-Life Balance: Depending on the role, achieving balance can be difficult.

Pros: So I got hired by SpaceX and it is absolutely surreal. With the current economic outlook for new grads, there's lots of uncertainty about getting a job at all, let alone a job at what I would consider hands down to be the most desirable engineering company to work at in the world today. The company is expanding at a blistering pace and adding to their product capabilities and portfolio at a weekly cadence, so you get the sense that you're still in the early days of an already large company that is on pace to become an absolute corporate behemoth of the 22nd century. Needless to say, that only happens if you do your part to make it happen. At least on my team, even engineers fresh out of college are given incredible amounts of scope and ownership, almost equivalent to a management role given the ratio of outside contractors to SpaceX engineers. Moreover, the bureaucracy is light and knowledge is gatekept as little as possible, so if you have something novel that you want to contribute, I definitely feel that there's opportunity to do that if you can balance it with your official duties. People tell horror stories about the work life balance here, but that varies from site to site (Starbase is intense but typically compensated accordingly, while other sites are as a rule not this intense all the time), and whether you're on the "critical path" in which case you're expected to do what it takes to accelerate the project timeline. However, if you're trying to get away with working as little as possible, this company is probably not for you anyways since it generally attracts people who like to go above and beyond in their careers. In terms of dress code, lack of HR overreach, and general atmosphere however, SpaceX has a fun culture in opposition to the work commitment. Apply, apply, apply, if you are an engineer or want to be one, I encourage you to rush to apply at this company. You don't have to have an aerospace background for roles that don't genuinely require one (and there are plenty of non-engineering corporate roles that have similar ownership and plenty of blue-collar roles that get paid extra for the extra time they put in).

Cons: Dream company and dream job. No complaints from me.