I applied through college or university. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at SpaceX (Los Angeles, CA) in Jun 2015
Interview
Short phone call interview ~15 minutes; pretty much just went through my resume and asked me to talk about and explain my projects/extracurriculars. Interview went well but higher-ups decided that they did not need an additional intern.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Could you elaborate more on how you did _____?
What are you looking forward to learning at SpaceX?
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?