Just started engineering role at SpaceX - Manufacturing Engineer SpaceX Employee Review

4.0
Jul 30, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Fast pace work environment and aggressive, problem-solving approach. Perks like low cost food and free coffee, etc. Encouraged to develop in my career. Meet and work with lots people. Lots of highly skilled, smart individuals and good team players. You will never get bored, and you will find many opportunities to try new things and develop yourself in many ways. Lots of encouragement here to be provided the resources you need to do your job (on an individual basis).

Cons

The company is getting big and each employee is losing sight of the goals. This isn't entirely the fault of having more employees, but each department is pretty independent in how they meet needs. Capital funding is kind of arbitrary and rarely really anticipates needs. There is too much reactionary approach to solving problems. We are fast, but we can't keep with ourselves sometimes. Compensation is not particularly competitive, especially for engineering positions.

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Cons

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Pros

* **Unmatched Mission & Impact:** You are literally working on rockets and spacecraft. The cool factor is 10/10. * **Brilliant Coworkers:** You will be surrounded by some of the smartest, most driven engineers in the world. * **Insane Career Growth:** SpaceX on your resume is a golden ticket. You will learn more here in 3 months than in 3 years at a normal company. * **Hands-on Experience:** They actually trust interns with real, critical hardware. No boring coffee-fetching tasks.

Cons

**Cons:** * **Zero Work-Life Balance:** 70-80 hours a week is the norm, not the exception. Say goodbye to your social life and sleep. * **Extreme Burnout:** The "hustle culture" is toxic. You are expected to treat the company as your entire life. * **Mediocre Pay:** The hourly pay is average, especially when you factor in the insane hours and the high cost of living in LA/Hawthorne. * **Chaotic Management:** Decisions can change overnight based on whatever Elon Musk tweets or feels like doing that morning.

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