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      SpaceX reviews

      3.8

      68% would recommend to a friend

      (2,753 total reviews)
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      Elon Musk

      76% approve of CEO

      81% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.1

      Career opportunities

      3.8

      Compensation and benefits

      3.6

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.5

      Culture & values

      3.3

      Senior management

      2.5

      Work/Life balance

      SpaceX has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 2,753 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The SpaceX employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Aerospace & Defense industry (3.6 stars).

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      3K reviews
      5.0
      Oct 5, 2017

      No other job I could possibly rather be doing

      Test engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      -Getting to work on one of the most compelling causes known to man -Getting to be hands-on as an engineer in a way that few companies (or unions) in the industry would allow -Getting to work with some of the smartest, most driven people in the world -Having the flexibility to pursue radical engineering approaches with speed and independence

      Cons

      -If you have a problem with working outside of 8-5, you may have a problem at SpaceX -Lack of organization can be a barrier sometimes, but this is an issue that improves daily

      5.0
      Oct 5, 2017

      Great place to work for the challenge seeking problem solver

      Planner/scheduler
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Fast paced, intellectually stimulating problem solving on a daily basis. Constant focus on improvement in all business practices. SpaceX embraces technological improvements and innovation, and rewards creative thinking and solutions. Highly intelligent and motivated workforce; authority, responsibility and accountability given to bright, young (mid to late 20s) professionals like I've never seen in previous professional work places. Designing, building, testing, flying and landing rockets - pretty hard to beat the opportunities to work on fun, challenging and innovative technology at the forefront of human knowledge and skill.

      Cons

      Work life balance can be challenging during major company campaigns, some projects have extremely aggressive price and schedule targets which puts high pressure on teams to perform.

      5.0
      Oct 5, 2017

      Unlimited Opportunity to Contribute

      Production supervisor
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      You're surrounded by peers whose day to day effort is a constant reminder to step up your game. If you're at all attentive to what's going on around you, you can't help but be driven to improvement. This is not the place where you cruise along at the top of the pile. The goals, the excitement, the accountability ... they're all shared experiences among the team. While the effort to reach each milestone towards the company mission is tough, we're actually making progress faster than any other competitor in the market. The compensation is reasonable and the stock options are awesome. Highly rated employees (annual reviews) are often awarded additional stock options for their efforts.

      Cons

      There isn't a career path that you don't create yourself. So, for many that doesn't sound very appealing. However, think it over. As much of a con that you may consider it, you're also in control. You can easily convert this con into a pro. Work life balance truly sucks. If you've got a significant other, you'd better make sure that they are on-board with this job as it's going to be a time suck. You simply cannot put yourself on cruise control. Our goals are not insignificant, so the majority of them are not yet realized. This means that every success is followed by the next need on the path to achieving the company mission. Get used to that idea and prepare yourself to look at a series of achievement on the way to an over-arching goal.

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