I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at SpaceX (Hawthorne, CA) in Dec 2024
Interview
First call with HR, second with hiring manager, and an on-site. On-site consisted of a tour, technical presentation on project of my choosing, and 5-6 one on one interviews with engineers on the team.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Behavioral example: Why SpaceX? Why mechanical integration and test?
Technical example: You are in a canoe on a lake. In your canoe, you have a bowling ball. If you toss the bowling ball from inside the canoe into the lake, what happens to the water level?
Onsite example: (Regarding Presentation) How did you define your requirements? Would you change any of your requirements now?
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at SpaceX (Hawthorne, CA) in May 2024
Interview
1 phone screen with recruiter, 2 technical phone screens with hiring manager and engineer on the team, 1 6 hour in-person interview including a presentation and multiple 1-on-1s. In-person interview was cut short after 4.5 hours.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Boat in the middle of a lake with a bowling ball in it, and you toss the ball into the lake. a) Is the water level higher in state 1 or state 2? b) What if it was a beach ball?
Mechanical Integration & Test Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at SpaceX with 4.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 53.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Mechanical Integration & Test Engineer roles take an average of 33 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 Mechanical Integration & Test Engineer according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Presentation: 18%
Group panel interview: 18%
Phone interview: 18%
Skills test: 18%
One on one interview: 18%
Personality test: 9%
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