Go SpaceX! - Anonymous employee SpaceX Employee Review

5.0
Oct 14, 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

You are surrounded by driven, intelligent people all with the same goals. The facilities are great - free coffee/frozen yogurt, the meals are good and cheap. SpaceX also offers different speaker series, both with executives within the company and outside of it. In my experience, senior management has always been accessible and willing to hear your ideas/help you out. It's also very inspiring to be led by Gwynne (President) and hear her speak. Also, you are working on rockets and spacecraft that actually go into space. That's a pretty big pro.

Cons

Like a majority of aerospace companies/startups/tech companies, the overall employee makeup is mostly (white) men, which can be daunting at times. However, there are more women/minorities here than you would think.

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5.0
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Cons

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5.0
Jun 29, 2026
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Pros

* **Unmatched Mission & Impact:** You are literally working on rockets and spacecraft. The cool factor is 10/10. * **Brilliant Coworkers:** You will be surrounded by some of the smartest, most driven engineers in the world. * **Insane Career Growth:** SpaceX on your resume is a golden ticket. You will learn more here in 3 months than in 3 years at a normal company. * **Hands-on Experience:** They actually trust interns with real, critical hardware. No boring coffee-fetching tasks.

Cons

**Cons:** * **Zero Work-Life Balance:** 70-80 hours a week is the norm, not the exception. Say goodbye to your social life and sleep. * **Extreme Burnout:** The "hustle culture" is toxic. You are expected to treat the company as your entire life. * **Mediocre Pay:** The hourly pay is average, especially when you factor in the insane hours and the high cost of living in LA/Hawthorne. * **Chaotic Management:** Decisions can change overnight based on whatever Elon Musk tweets or feels like doing that morning.

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