SpaceX reviews

3.8

68% would recommend to a friend

(2,736 total reviews)
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Elon Musk

73% approve of CEO

80% positive business outlook

SpaceX has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 2,736 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
Aug 22, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

SpaceX is trying to change the world for the good of humanity, and being part of that is an awesome experience. Plus, the company is a great place to work. The people that work here are smart, passionate about what they do, and not afraid of hard work. Employees are given the opportunity to take on big challenges, which is incredibly rewarding. And come on, you literally get to work at a ROCKET FACTORY. How cool is that?

Cons

Despite how much the company has grown it still seems like there's always too much work and not enough people. As pretty much every review says, you'll likely work a lot of hours, so you really have to make an effort to maintain work/life balance. Many potential "cons" depend on your personality and the type of work environment you prefer. For example, schedules and goals are agressive and employees are given a lot of responsibility and are expected to consistently perform at extremely high levels. This can either be really rewarding or super stressful depending on the person. (But to be fair, even people who like this type of environment can burn out after too much of it.)

4.0
Aug 21, 2013

Wonderful Chaos

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

You work for Elon musk. Long term focus is on changing history rather than pleasing a board. You get a sense that we are going places. The Lunchpad, coffee bar and froyo stand are nice. Manufacturing and engineering in one place. The overall caliber of engineers is very high. The amount of knowledge in one place is incredible.

Cons

SpaceX is no longer a small company. Work Life balance varies greatly by dept. Located in LA

4.0
Aug 14, 2013

Structures Engineer

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Awesome work environment, great leadership, doesn't really feel like work when you're building rockets that launch into space and writing the future.

Cons

Work-life balance is tough, depending on the department or project you are on you can expect to see yourself going from 50 hour weeks to 70-80 work weeks.

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