I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at SpaceX in Aug 2025
Interview
The interview process is pretty demanding and thorough. It's a total of 4 interviews, the last one if you get there is in person. You are pitted against applicants at every turn, so be ready for that. The first interview is pretty straightforward. The interviewer asks some basic questions like tell me about yourself, why Spacex, 5 year plan, etc. They then go into a 20 technical question section where they see where you rank compared to other interviews and its about fluids, heat transfer, beam questions and material properties. They do tell you if you got it right or wrong though
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Mainly beam questions like: Where is the max stress on a cantilever beam with an end load, when cantilevered, which shape has more stress, a circular cross section or a hollowed tube cross section, ideal cross section of a beam to limit stress, etc.
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