Mechanical Engineering Internship applicants have rated the interview process at SpaceX with 3.7 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 53.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Mechanical Engineering Internship roles take an average of 14 days to get hired, when considering 3 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 Engineering Internship according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 67%
One on one interview: 33%
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The interview process consisted of a few technical questions and a project overview where I described in depth a prior project that I had worked on. The project portion included questions based on what I said to gauge a deeper understanding.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Walk me through a project you worked on in the past?
I applied online. I interviewed at SpaceX (Boca Chica and Medford Colonia, TX)
Interview
30 min phone call - resume review and questions about experiences, and some behavioral/vaguer questions. then many technical questions with follow ups (took up most of interview). lastly, time to ask your interviewer questions about them
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
why spacex? extensive questions on resume experiences pressure vessel flow rates, cantilever beams (stress and failure), heat transfers, brainteasers, etc
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at SpaceX
Interview
Applied online. Received a call a couple weeks later from an HR representative to schedule a phone interview. Next day talked with a program director about his position and he asked me questions related to spacex, my education, expereience, etc. typical interview stuff, not really technical at all.