SpaceX reviews

3.8

67% would recommend to a friend

(2,749 total reviews)
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Elon Musk

76% approve of CEO

80% positive business outlook

SpaceX has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 2,749 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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4.0
Oct 18, 2016

Learning every day!

Anonymous employee
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Pros

As a senior engineer it is difficult to find a job where you still get to do a significant amount of learning, but SpaceX is constantly challenging and there are amazing subject matter experts from whom to glean knowledge. It is incredibly exciting to manage a team of people here, as for the most part, the standard of employee is very high.

Cons

The more responsibility you take on, the more your day is filled with context switching. It can be exhausting. Work/life balance is a challenge, but the company is aware and while expectations of your workload are high, there is an attempt by management to balance the sprints.

5.0
Oct 18, 2016
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Pros

The best part of the job is the great coworkers and access to resources to accomplish the challenging tasks. I'm always learning and challenged at the job.

Cons

Deadlines can lead to some short sprints of longer hours, but this is usually easy to do since the tasks are interesting and the engineers are invested in the outcomes.

5.0
Oct 18, 2016
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Pros

Work with cutting edge technology on a day-to-day basis. Individuals have a huge level of responsibility. Inspiring mission and feel-good sense of accomplishment in your work. Can create your own projects as long as you can justify them.

Cons

Accomplishments sometimes aren't recognized. Compensation is largely determined by one person in the organization, meaning if they aren't in tune with your projects, you get short-changed. Very flat organization, while good in many ways, restricts career growth for engineers wanting to move into leadership roles.

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