SpaceX reviews

3.8

68% would recommend to a friend

(2,742 total reviews)
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Elon Musk

74% approve of CEO

80% positive business outlook

SpaceX has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 2,742 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The SpaceX employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Aerospace & Defense industry (3.6 stars).

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3K reviews
3.0
Jun 17, 2025

No Work Life Balance

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good work environment and friendly people.

Cons

You will not have a work life balance here.

5.0
Jun 16, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

They treat you insanely well here, almost like how they treat employees on in Google. Lots of free stuff, big parties, strong work spirit, and incredible work. I am working on things I never thought I'd ever get my hands on, and I get the ability to become an extreme owner of parts in the company. Nowhere else do you get this kind of experience.

Cons

Very difficult work. Averaging 60 hours a week. Obviously some days are better some days are worse. Could be stressful to some people if they are not used to being the sole-owner of a project. You will end up being the Product engineer, manager, designer, validation, etc. of a whole project

2.0
Jun 15, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

SpaceX is doing some awesome things and company is set up to keep doing great. Also, have some very talented people working there. You can feel proud to be working for a company that is leader in the industry and opportunity to be part of something meaningful. Paycheck can be good, if you don't mind all the available overtime. They offer plenty of workshops to attend to learn and self improvement. Work is not so challenging where you have to solve problems, but as a technician you just have to follow directions. Some find the repetition part of the job easy.

Cons

However, unprofessional team supervisors who are on a power trip create a very difficult work environment. These individuals tend to misuse their authority, potentially leading to bullying, intimidation, and a hostile workplace. This can significantly impact employee morale, productivity, and even lead to negative physical and mental health consequences. They can get away with it because lack of communication and accountability from upper leadership. Technicians have no real channel to voice concerns, as HR appears disengaged and lazy, so they are unresponsive to complaints or HR will say they are not interested in any complaints. Team supervisors hold excessive power, including the ability to fire technicians at anytime without prior notice. With no checks or balances in place, they essentially run their teams like isolated kingdoms, which was rumored to take place in California location. Unfortunately some supervisor, who transferred out from California carried over the nasty dysfunction with them. If you are lucky you might be placed in good supervisor's team, who value professionalism and are respected by team members, but there are only few of them left because they have been losing all the good supervisors to competitor.

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