SpaceX reviews

In my second year out of school I was designing flight hardware for the Dragon capsule. As an engineer, you get involved in all aspects of your product from design to manufacturing to integration. This is a great place to cut your teeth as a young engineer. Unfortunately, your experience will vary greatly depending on which group you join; not all managers are created equally. Some are great corporate politicans but mediocre engineers. Some know how to get large bonuses for their reports, and others don't. People who like to do things by the book and have everything neatly tied up won't fit in here. You have to accept that everyone is rushing and often shoot from the hip; sometimes the documentation is sloppy or someone makes a mistake. If you don't have the patience to deal with it, you won't last long. ULA is screwed. We will eat their lunch sooner or later, I guarantee it.

High pace environment, with laser focus on development. The company moves as a one-soldier army and the vision of what we are trying to do is clearly communicated and shared. If you are looking for a place where your efforts are not wasted but are directly connected to the company end goal you found the place for you.