I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at SpaceX in Nov 2018
Interview
First "interview": chatted with the recruiter on the phone for 15 minutes. Asked mostly logistical questions about availability, GPA, and ACT score. The recruiter left SpaceX shortly after the interview so the process went no further.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Are you open to working in different locations? What is your GPA? What was your SAT/ACT score?
4-5 Calls with technical and behavioral recruiter followed by design project (4-5 hrs of work) and final interview on site. Technical questions required thought and coursework to answer successfully. Design project was a serious undertaking that took more time.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Draw the thermal resistance circuit for a starlink dish.
I applied through college or university. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at SpaceX in Aug 2021
Interview
Reached out to a recruiter who set me up for an interview with a Starlink engineer. Went okay, asked a few technical questions and a few behavioural questions. Was a little informal but overall not the worst interview in the world.
Fast-paced interview with many technical questions. Started off with questions about my resume and past experience then transitioned to a mix of technical mechanical design questions. Nothing was terribly difficult there was just a large variety in the kinds of questions asked and their specific topics.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Failure mechanisms for cylindrical pressure vessels.