Integration and Test Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at SpaceX with 4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 40% positive. To compare, the company-average is 53.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Integration and Test Engineer roles take an average of 42 days to get hired, when considering 15 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 Integration and Test Engineer according to 15 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 25%
One on one interview: 17%
Skills test: 15%
Group panel interview: 13%
Presentation: 13%
Personality test: 6%
Background check: 4%
Drug test: 4%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
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I applied online. I interviewed at SpaceX (Redmond, WA)
Interview
There was a screening interview where I was asked some very easy technical questions. Then a second interview with team manager and engineer. Then a third interview with another engineer with rigorous, extensive questioning.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you debug a fiber optics photodiode that is transmitting but not receiving.
The interview process for spaceX is meticulous. They have several rounds and ask college knowledge of engineering principles. Be sure to brush up on these before going into the interviews
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If there are 3 pillars between two plates, steel-aluminum-steel sandwich, and there is a load applied to the plates, are the forces the same among the pillars?
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at SpaceX (Vandenberg AFB, CA) in Sep 2025
Interview
Intro phone interview. Asked behavioral and a few technical questions regarding physics and engineering. Asked general questions about my resume and went into detail asking me specifics about various situations I was in during previous positions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Imagine you take a balloon, fill it up, and place it in the freezer. What changes when you take it out after 30 mins?
Mix of technical and behavioral questions, friendly but challenging interviewers. Lots of rounds between phone and onsite but it is a worthwhile experience. Very passionate but down to earth team