Hardware Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at SpaceX with 3.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 40% positive. To compare, the company-average is 53.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Hardware Engineer roles take an average of 16 days to get hired, when considering 10 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 Hardware Engineer according to 10 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 27%
Presentation: 19%
Group panel interview: 15%
One on one interview: 12%
Skills test: 12%
Background check: 8%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Drug test: 4%
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It was a one hour phone interview. The engineer reviewed my resume and asked technical questions. Some of the questions were general knowledge type questions. Some of them were related to solving a clock timing problem.
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They asked about programming and digital design concepts.
1. HR screen to see cultural fit.
2. Tech with team member. Not too bad its like who are you and some tech questions.
3. Manager Screen
4. Onsite panel + presentation + tour + technical test.
I applied online. I interviewed at SpaceX in Jan 2025
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Initial screening phone call, then multiple phone calls to discuss background and previous work, final round onsite consisting of presentation on previous projects as well as one on one interviews
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Asked me to elaborate on specific equipment I used in the project I presented on
I applied online. I interviewed at SpaceX (Hawthorne, CA)
Interview
5 rounds of internviews two phone screens 3 technical. Rounds include different team members and first one is with recruiter. Does give outcome of interview fairly quickly. Neutral experience but is upfront with expectations
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Go through your experience and how it applies to the role