Difficult - very technical and in depth on a design that I had done. Strongly recommend preparing beforehand and knowing o-rings, Wheatstone bridges, mechanics, etc. This was for a summer position
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe how certain beams would fracture given they are constrained by plates and heated at different rates
1st round phone interview, talked about portfolio and asked general behavioral questions. Talked about company projects and how I could apply my skills there. Recruiter was polite and showed genuine interest in my projects.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe the hardest challenge you faced during my projects.
Completely virtual, 3 30 minute phone calls, some technical questions and some resume questions. Overall not terrible and they definitely use a standard question bank because I have gotten similar questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Imagine a hot dog as a pressure vessel. Does it split laterally or longitudinally and why?
There was an initial phone call. Next, there was another phone technical interview. They gave engineering questions that were more basic but difficult if you did not take the classes.
Internship applicants have rated the interview process at SpaceX with 3.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 68% positive. To compare, the company-average is 53.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Internship roles take an average of 17 days to get hired, when considering 22 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 Internship according to 22 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 33%
Skills test: 17%
One on one interview: 17%
Background check: 10%
Personality test: 10%
Presentation: 7%
Group panel interview: 7%
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