SpaceX reviews

3.8

68% would recommend to a friend

(2,742 total reviews)
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75% approve of CEO

80% positive business outlook

SpaceX has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 2,742 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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4.0
Oct 12, 2016

Lots of work lots of fun

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Pros

Interesting work: lots of cool stuff to work on and day to day the work is varied so it never gets boring Great work environment: everyone is very passionate about what they do and it makes it very enjoyable place to work

Cons

Lots of hours, if you're not prepared for long days you wont like it

5.0
Oct 12, 2016

Great hands-on internship

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Pros

Treated like a real engineer Great team dynamics -- I feel like I'm a part of my team and actually contributing to their work Awesome, cheap food and free coffee bar with great, friendly baristas I'm held constantly accountable and have complete ownership of my work -- I was thrown at a project on a really crazy cool part of the rocket, and now I am the expert on the part Lots of exposure to technicians on the floor -- I spend ~50% of my time with techs. Very open company culture -- you can read almost anything going on in any department just by being on the SpaceX intranet. It's super easy to get information, get what you need Ability to ask lots of questions and explore different groups is great -- if the group you intern in isn't necessarily what you want, you can come back to a different group no problem and this is encouraged rather than looked down upon The mission is everywhere, and everyone from front office engineers, to technicians, to facilities staff is super excited to finally get to Mars Limited to 50 hr/wk as an intern - I usually work more/about the same as the full-time employees on my team. I like the opportunity to get 1.5x overtime, but by no means is that an expectation. Shuttle to work from intern housing

Cons

Intern housing is not great-- it's just an ok apartment for a fair sum of money. The contract they have for this housing is ending soon and I know it is under review.

4.0
Oct 12, 2016
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Pros

You will learn a ton Challenging Variety of projects/things to work on Can go out in the field to work if you want (hands on) Other employees always willing to help if you need it Most groups let you choose your hours (within reason) Has intern housing in Waco, TX so you don't need to find a place to stay (it does get full though) How many places can you look out the window and see rocket engine tests?

Cons

Get little direction on some projects (good way to learn though) Long days during peak times Can be very stressful ITAR Not a whole lot to do around/near McGregor

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