Two phone screening were required, one with the hiring manager and the other with the project PM.On site visit to the space x base was required. Travel and accomodations were include.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at SpaceX (Brownsville, TX) in Dec 2023
Interview
Very long. 3 months or so. One test, 2 phone interview, one onsite interview with the entire team, includes putting together a presentation of a project you have worked on.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
To prepare a presentation of a project where I overcame a difficult technical difficulty.
Preliminary phone interview that lasted about 15/20 minutes. Asked general questions about educational background, work experience, and skills. Was given an overview of the requirements for the role and expectations.
Civil Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at SpaceX with 2.5 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 Civil Engineer roles take an average of 90 days to get hired, when considering 4 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 Civil Engineer according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 22%
Presentation: 22%
One on one interview: 22%
Phone interview: 11%
Drug test: 11%
Group panel interview: 11%
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