Process
Phone interview.
Started the interview by describing what their respective teams do (I had 4 interviewers on the call). This took about 5 minutes.
Then, they spent about 10-15 minutes asking detailed questions about my resume.
Finished the interview with about 10-15 minutes of really technical engineering questions (fluids, statics, dynamics, heat transfer).
Questions
If you had a closed container full of an incompressible fluid that you could not see, with an outlet on the bottom, what steps would you take to figure out the velocity of the fluid at the outlet?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the SpaceX Technical (Mechanical Eng) role in United States.
Success Rate
SpaceX's interview process for their Technical (Mechanical Eng) roles in the United States is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having mixed feelings for SpaceX's Technical (Mechanical Eng) interview process in United States.
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