I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at SpaceX in June 2015
Interview
I applied online and received a phone call from HR 2-3 days later to do a initial phone screening. Excellent HR department. When they initially called I was working with a customer so the HR representative kindly rescheduled to a time I was available. The initial screening went well so they set up a second technical phone interview for the following week, again scheduling to fit a time that worked for me. The technical phone interview was someone from the automation department, friendly but the interview did feel rushed and I was often cut off from my response to be asked another question. Questions were fair and basic and the interview was between 20 and 25 minutes (the last five minutes I got to ask the questions). Unfortunately the areas I'm least experienced in is where they needed it the most. HR called me again two days later to tell me it wasn't going to work but encouraged me a reapply if I got some more experience in PLCs. I thought HR was very professional and I really appreciated the return call even though it wasn't the news I was hoping for. So many companies just leave you in the dark if they pursue someone else.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
On a scale of 1 to 10, what is your skill level with programming PLCs from scratch?
I applied online. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at SpaceX (Bastrop, TX) in Jan 2026
Interview
Classic spacex process, recruiter screen (rapid fire questions). Panel interview then an onsite interview. Mix of personality and technical questions. For this role, lots of electrical engineering questions were asked.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at SpaceX
Interview
A lot of phone interviews with 4 in total before a in person half hour presentation on a project you did, why it is relevant to SpaceX, and more about you (I didn't get to the interview).
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How much power would it take to move a 1 ton object up a 6 cm/s?
I applied online. I interviewed at SpaceX (Brownsville, TX)
Interview
The interview process was for an entry level position. The company was not interested in my prior work/internship experience, but interested if I could an answer 8 textbook theory questions about computer theory.