I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at SpaceX (Hawthorne, CA) in Feb 2025
Interview
4 Phases
Phase 1: Technical Recruiter Screening
Phase 2: Technical Interview with Team Lead
Phase 3: Behavioral Interview with Manager
Phase 4: Onsite Interview with (6) 1-on-1s with the team and presentation of past work experience (includes a tour of the workplace)
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
There are two concentric pipes. The inner pipe is made up of aluminum. The outer pipe (made out of steel) has a thickness such that the cross sectional area of the two pipes are the same. There is a plate that compresses the two pipes. What is the stress distribution? Which pipe takes on more load?
Phone screen with recruiter followed by two phone calls with engineers and then an on-site interview where you present a presentation on a topic of your choice. Also other technical interviews on site as well.
Got reached out to by a recruiter on LinkedIn. Setting up an interview time was easy. The first interview screening was basically describing your past experiences. The second interview is technical. Whole process took a week.
Technical interview, pretty simple beam questions. Interview with lead engineer was about different machining/bonding techniques. Not a bad process. The recruiter was pretty responsive. Did not get another interview after interview with lead.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If you applied a point load on a beam at the end, at which point does the beam experience the highest stress?
