GNC Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at SpaceX with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 83% positive. To compare, the company-average is 53.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for GNC Engineer roles take an average of 11 days to get hired, when considering 6 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 GNC Engineer according to 6 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 57%
Personality test: 14%
One on one interview: 14%
Skills test: 14%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at SpaceX (Redmond, WA)
Interview
The first interview is basically a get-to-know-you type behavioral interview. The recruiter asked a few questions about my resume/listed projects and my motivation for wanting to work at SpaceX. Just know your resume inside and out and talk like a human and you'll be fine.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
What was your motivation for applying for this specific position at SpaceX?
first interview was very lax, asking questions about resume, some of the challenges that come along with class projects, individual projects, etc. just to ensure you weren't lying on your resume
Recruiter interview was good but they were trying to act like they knew technical content in depth and it was kind of annoying when they would try and correct me on technical points even though I was right.
The process took 1 day. I interviewed at SpaceX (Seattle, WA) in Jan 2025
Interview
The interview was over the phone and about 40 minutes long. Very technical. The questions were about PD control, orbit determination, and the frequency domain. They also asked questions about my projects on my resume.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is the effect of Earth's oblateness on the orbital elements?