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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3.0
Oct 27, 2016

Too Much for too little

Anonymous employee
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Pros

CEO is a great guy, medical benifits are great , Vacation allowance is generous, coworkers are good people Great place for the young unexperienced ,you can learn alot from the few well experienced employees . Get your experience at the same time getting paid well for having little skills .

Cons

Been working mandatory min 60hr work weeks for as long as I can remember. They dont pay most of their experienced employees what they are worth, but have no problem paying the unexperienced about the same. If you have a degree in anything or a ANP license they will pay you decent even though you might never need it , You could do non skilled labor ,but get payed for highly skilled labor. The only way to get a whole weekend off in my department is to call in sick as Saturdays are mandatory. They ask for suggestions but never even acknowledge by responding . I have 35 yrs in the trade & 4yrs at SpaceX , Ive trained several people which I think is wrong as I have not been taught anything about my trade from spacex, They say they recognize my talent & my dedication ,hardwork etc, but I am told they can not give me more money , but they hire new people around the same pay with zero experience. I am currently looking & applying for employment elsewhere. I have had 3managers,5 supervisors, & several leads in the 4yrs I have been in the same department, which I cant get transfered out of . How can I get a real review if management is always shuffling around.

5.0
Oct 26, 2016

Take charge of your future and career

Anonymous employee
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Pros

As an intern here at SpaceX, I was given the opportunity to "showcase" my engineering adroit through projects. I was either working independently on a project or leading a team of contractors on a different project. I got the chance to really take charge of my career and my future.

Cons

There are none observed at this time.

5.0
Oct 26, 2016

Test engineer

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Pros

Always interesting work. It is literally rocket science! Being a test site we are always playing with the lateat hardware and working on items that will go to or have already been to space. One note I had a hard time with previous union based technician relations is that the engineer and technicians working relationship is far better than how other companies work.

Cons

Rotating shifts and longer hours. Engineering is salary and they bank on that fact. Makes it hard to have hobbies or do something like school on the side.

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