I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at SpaceX (Redmond, WA) in May 2025
Interview
Keep Asking very industry specific questions that they have no experience with, and when I try to explain to them seems to confuse them, didn't ask what I did, just ask how it works, and get confused.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How does this advance sensor you spent your whole career working on work?
I applied online. I interviewed at SpaceX (Brownsville, TX)
Interview
Asked technical questions regarding basic college engineering fundamentals, asked engineering portfolio questions regarding previous internship and project experiences, and asked hypotheticals based on what areas were owned on those projects.
First was with a lead engineer (technical), then with a recruiter (behavioral), then with another lead engineer (technical), future would have been on site. It was a very accelerated timeline and fast process.
Multiple rounds of interviews ending with an all day onsite interview. Asked questions about background, classic textbook problems, and coworker interactions. Very technical and difficult. Lots of time spent trying to understand your thought process