Nightmare dream job - Integration Technician level 3 SpaceX Employee Review

3.0
Mar 18, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

I love the mission and co workers. Everyone is motivated and believes in going to mars. You get to learn a lot real quick. You will never get bored there will always be new systems to work on.

Cons

The cons list to long but I’ll hit the main points. Horrible leadership Bad tools No tools ever since they’re lost Un-trained employees If you know what you’re doing they’ll over work you. The pay is a joke for the amount of work. (The drive to work is horrible the road is destroyed and long like of workers is 2 hours long.) Long hours 12/6s Bad food Night shift always gets the work load Horrible promotion system. Managers literally don’t know what they’re doing. The director of booster is always lost. No time off. The list goes on. I don’t recommend this job to anyone honestly it’s to chaotic and if you’re moving whole family here from somewhere far it’s not worth it for a job that randomly fires people every September. It’s a not a stable job.

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Pros

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Cons

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5.0
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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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