SpaceX reviews

3.8

68% would recommend to a friend

(2,748 total reviews)
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Elon Musk

76% approve of CEO

81% positive business outlook

SpaceX has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 2,748 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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5.0
Oct 29, 2016

Love SpaceX

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Clear mission, great colleagues, high-tech design. Great place to work to influence the company direction and technology development.

Cons

One of the greatest strengths: nimble and flexible design changes as we learn more about reentry can stress some folks out.

5.0
Oct 29, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

SpaceX will provide you with a feeling of deep fulfillment that makes the work you do feel like the most valuable work you've ever done in your life. You'll find yourself talking about work, even when not at work, becoming passionate about industry and doing everything you can to help the mission succeed. In return, SpaceX will give you the opportunities that you never even knew you wanted - you'll feel empowered to continue to learn within and outside of your area and to make change wherever you see improvements needed. You'll have coworkers who you'll become really close to where you end up spending time with them both inside and outside of work. You'll cheer in front of mission control when you help make history and you'll raise a glass with your coworkers when you have to say the phrase, "Rockets are hard." Overall, this place will change your outlook on life - and what other company can you say has that effect?

Cons

SpaceX will consume your life - if you let it. It's up to each individual person to figure out a work/life balance and if you aren't aware, you'll be pulled into the center of SpaceX and start wondering where all of your time went. However, stay aware of this and keep reasonable hours and you will be able to keep a healthy work/life balance. Also beware of the freshmen 15 - but this one is in terms of relationship danger. Starting to work here, you'll find yourself swept away by all that is SpaceX and that can end up weighing heavily on relationships. Make it through the first 6 months and your relationship will come out stronger on the other side - but it is just another thing to be aware of.

3.0
Oct 27, 2016

One more review

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Intellectually stimulating work. Nothing is boring. No egos here, just hard working people with a common goal. Flat organization makes it easy to get what you need to get the job done. Passionate people. Fun events.

Cons

High burnout levels resulting in attrition. Feels brute force and chaotic. Lack of prioritization in projects and cannot set direction when you are constantly in fire fighting mode. Project prioritization on my team means respond to who yells the loudest. Too much switching back and forth on multiple projects.

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