SpaceX over all is a great company with a lot of potential. They work long hours but the job is very fulfilling . - Orbital Welder SpaceX Employee Review

4.0
22 Sept 2016
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Pros

Great pay . Great benefits Lots of incentive to motivate employees. The employees have a great sense of pride in what they do .

Cons

The upper management need a full overhaul. Management is running off all the good long standing employees . Company need to better communicate with its employees.

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Pros

Learn alot, helpful people, cool mission

Cons

long hours, ambiguous, high turn over

5.0
29 June 2026
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Pros

* **Unmatched Mission & Impact:** You are literally working on rockets and spacecraft. The cool factor is 10/10. * **Brilliant Coworkers:** You will be surrounded by some of the smartest, most driven engineers in the world. * **Insane Career Growth:** SpaceX on your resume is a golden ticket. You will learn more here in 3 months than in 3 years at a normal company. * **Hands-on Experience:** They actually trust interns with real, critical hardware. No boring coffee-fetching tasks.

Cons

**Cons:** * **Zero Work-Life Balance:** 70-80 hours a week is the norm, not the exception. Say goodbye to your social life and sleep. * **Extreme Burnout:** The "hustle culture" is toxic. You are expected to treat the company as your entire life. * **Mediocre Pay:** The hourly pay is average, especially when you factor in the insane hours and the high cost of living in LA/Hawthorne. * **Chaotic Management:** Decisions can change overnight based on whatever Elon Musk tweets or feels like doing that morning.

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