I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at SpaceX (Redmond, WA) in Jul 2024
Interview
SpaceX recruiter contacted me regarding this position. First round interview with recruiter to go over resume and position. Second round was with the hiring manager. Straight into technical questions within the first few minutes.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Prepare for electrical engineering based questions.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at SpaceX (New York, NY)
Interview
preliminary phone interview consisted completely of technical design questions, with time for questions about the positions at the end. I found all questions asked to be fair and in the scope of the position. questions increased in difficulty, but none that were totally foreign topics.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Do high speed signals travel faster in traces placed internal to the PCB or on external layers.
PCB Designer applicants have rated the interview process at SpaceX with 3.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 53.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for PCB Designer roles take an average of 14 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at SpaceX overall takes an average of 29 days.
Common stages of the interview process at SpaceX as a PCB Designer according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 67%
Skills test: 33%
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