I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at SpaceX
Interview
After applying online, I was contacted by HR at SpaceX to set up a phone interview. The interview was a technical one. I was interviewed by a current structural engineer at SpaceX. He asked several questions regarding mostly beam theory. I thought it went well, but it was hard to gauge because the interviewer sounded like he didn't really want to be interviewing someone and was just reading a list of questions off of a piece of paper. After the questions he asked if I had any questions and the interview lasted about a half hour. Two weeks later I was contacted and told that I was not selected for the position
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What shape cross-section would you use for a cantilever beam?
Phone screen interview included both behavioral and technical questions. The recruiter asked about my project experiences, technical skills, and involvement in engineering clubs to understand my hands on background and teamwork approach.
Intense with only technical questions for just the phone interview. It was supposed to be only 30 minutes and last an hour of pure technical questions. All of the questions were related to the job description though
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What would you do in certain scenarios if you had the job
My first interview was a 30-45 minute phone interview. They originally got to know me and then asked some tricky questions and riddles, including questions about structural engineering specifics and random math riddles.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If you were on a bridge and two of your tires gave out and you had no cell service, what would you do?
