I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at SpaceX in Oct 2021
Interview
-Cold call from manager with a bucketload of technical questions in restricted timeframe. Received no notice of call, so was stressful. Manager indicated I should have received a notice, but I think it was just a test to see how I performed under pressure.
-Follow-up interview with another manager, but they never called because they mistyped my phone number. Blamed it on me but I was able to reschedule.
-Rescheduled follow-up interview with same manager. They didn't call until 25min into the 30min timeslot, again complaining about my phone number (it was correct on my resume & linkedin & application, but they somehow didn't catch it the first time?) I was in the process of packing up and leaving due to their no-show, and because of that I was in my car for the interview.
Overall process was poor due to human error on SpaceX's side. I am sure it was a mistake on their part, but it surely impacted their view of me. Got a generic response afterwards.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What are the forces on a box traveling through the air? (free body diagram basically)
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?