Submitted a resume and cover letter through a contact at SpaceX. Was called by a recruiter to schedule a phone interview for a week later. Person interviewing me called 30 minutes late, but was somewhat apologetic. Pretty basic technical questions followed by "tell me about your resume" questions. Overall pretty OK experience.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
You are in a canoe in a kiddy pool. You mark the water level on the side. You have a rock in the canoe. You throw it overboard and it sinks to the bottom. What happens to the water level?
You have a beam attached to a wall by a weld. Where will it break? If you know what forces will be exerted on the beam, what information do you need to determine if the beam will fail?
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at SpaceX (Hawthorne, CA) in May 2016
Interview
The interview process for me was quick, helpful, and ultimately very fruitful. I was in touch with a recruiter very quickly, and received prompt responses to questions. Scheduling of the interview was easy, and done at a convenient time for me. The recruiter was quick to get back to me after my interview with an offer. The whole process took less than two weeks.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I was asked a number of questions about relevant hands-on engineering experience that I had listed on my resume. From this, the interviewer - who ultimately became my manager - was able to determine whether or not I would be a good fit.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at SpaceX (Hawthorne, CA) in Feb 2016
Interview
Was contacted by HR to schedule phone interview. Was called later that day to schedule 2nd phone interview. A week and a half later I was notified that the team did not want to move forward at that time. Questions were related to my past experience/projects.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Questions pertained to my past projects/experience
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at SpaceX (Los Angeles, CA) in Jul 2015
Interview
I spoke to some recruiters at the 2015 Formula SAE competition who added me to a "rockstar" list (hooray!). I was contacted in June, and had a single phone interview/screening in July.
The phone interview was about 30 minutes to an hour long and included questions about previous experience and more specifics o things on my resume such as my FSAE experience. The last portion of the interview was a quick technical interview: mostly focusing on the classic mechanical engineering questions regarding beam tensile/bending/buckling deflection/failure, and some ways to maximize performance, as well as what failure looked like.
I was given an offer shortly after and accepted the position for the following summer (so interview at the end of summer 2015 and internship during the summer of 2016).
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The classic questions about tensile, bending, and buckling failure/deflection of beams and what materials to make them out of to maximize performance.
