Test Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at SpaceX with 3.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 53.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Test Engineer roles take an average of 27 days to get hired, when considering 40 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 Test Engineer according to 40 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 29%
Skills test: 18%
One on one interview: 15%
Group panel interview: 14%
Presentation: 13%
Personality test: 4%
Background check: 4%
IQ intelligence test: 1%
Drug test: 1%
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The process took 1 week. I interviewed at SpaceX (McGregor, TX) in Jan 2024
Interview
Difficult and highly technical. Don't expect to many behavioral questions and expect to be grilled on all that you know and a little more. These are not for the faint of heart of if your just looking for a job. These guys are serious and only want the top 1% of the top 1%. VERY DIFFICULT
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Know buoyancy forces and practical methods for moving large components around
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at SpaceX (McGregor, TX) in Mar 2026
Interview
3 Rounds of interviews. First was a 30 minute phone call with a majority of questions being conceptual technical questions. The second was an hour zoom with multiple engineers, half about the work I have completed in the past and the second half technical whiteboard questions. Final was on-site presentation about technical achievements as well as more written whiteboard questions with the engineering team.
Applied online and got an interview in a week. It was a 30 minute screening call with typical behavioral questions and questions about my resume. There were also a few technical questions at the end.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at SpaceX
Interview
The interview process consisted of a 4 stages: 1 phone screen, 1 phone interview with hiring manager, 1 phone interview with a Responsible Engineer on the team, and 1 on-site interview. The phone screen was typical. The phone interviews were more technical and related to the job. The on-site interview was a technical presentation about one of your projects to a panel of 7 members from the team followed by 1-on-1 or 2-on-1 interviews, and a hands-on assessment.