J'ai passé un entretien chez SpaceX (Los Angeles, CA)
Entretien
Difficult - very technical and in depth on a design that I had done. Strongly recommend preparing beforehand and knowing o-rings, Wheatstone bridges, mechanics, etc. This was for a summer position
Questions d'entretien [1]
Question 1
Describe how certain beams would fracture given they are constrained by plates and heated at different rates
J'ai passé un entretien chez SpaceX (Cape Canaveral, FL)
Entretien
1st round phone interview, talked about portfolio and asked general behavioral questions. Talked about company projects and how I could apply my skills there. Recruiter was polite and showed genuine interest in my projects.
Questions d'entretien [1]
Question 1
Describe the hardest challenge you faced during my projects.
J'ai passé un entretien chez SpaceX (Hawthorne, CA)
Entretien
Completely virtual, 3 30 minute phone calls, some technical questions and some resume questions. Overall not terrible and they definitely use a standard question bank because I have gotten similar questions.
Questions d'entretien [1]
Question 1
Imagine a hot dog as a pressure vessel. Does it split laterally or longitudinally and why?
J'ai passé un entretien chez SpaceX (Hawthorne, CA)
Entretien
There was an initial phone call. Next, there was another phone technical interview. They gave engineering questions that were more basic but difficult if you did not take the classes.