Intern applicants have rated the interview process at SpaceX with 3.4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 71% positive. To compare, the company-average is 53.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Intern roles take an average of 23 days to get hired, when considering 91 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at SpaceX overall takes an average of 29 days.
Common stages of the interview process at SpaceX as a Intern according to 91 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 46%
Skills test: 17%
Background check: 15%
One on one interview: 7%
Presentation: 5%
Personality test: 4%
Group panel interview: 3%
Drug test: 2%
IQ intelligence test: 1%
Other: 1%
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The SpaceX phone interview was difficult with some questions about resume and job experience, but mainly short technical questions related to mechanics. However, the interviewer made a positive impression during it.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Which way does a hot dog split when you cook it and why?
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?