I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at SpaceX (Hawthorne, CA) in Jun 2016
Interview
One phone interview. Asked a lot of technical questions relating to composites (manufacture, mechanics, etc.). Asked questions about projects I had worked on in the past and my specific roles in those projects. Asked personal questions (hobbies, goals, etc.) to determine best fit in group. As much about being a good engineer as it is being personable.
The interview started off with the interviewer asking a few behavioral questions, with the majority of the interview consisted of technical questions about engineering fundamentals and applying them to scenarios
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Walk me through your immediate step by step troubleshooting roadmap to isolate the failure
I applied online, and a recruiter reached out a few months later to set up my first interview with a Team Lead. It went well so I moved onto the second interview with the Team Manager. Both interviews were extremely technical and they grilled you on your projects.
The interview started off with the interviewer asking a few behavioral questions, with the majority of the interview consisted of technical questions about engineering fundamentals and applying them to scenarios
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Which pillar in a rigid structure bears the most weight?