The race to the finish line can be frustrating, but SO worth it - Technician SpaceX Employee Review

4.0
9 Feb 2018
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Pros

Watching what you build soar into space is a huge reward. Most people use SpaceX as a resume stepping stool. Elon is a pretty awesome guy, but don't expect to talk to him. Work is challenging and you have to think outside the box. We build rockets and spacecraft. We just put a car into space. How else can I describe it??

Cons

The food.....it's just....weird. Work/life balance. If you want to just come in and work a regular schedule, you won't last. Overtime is slowly going away for some teams. I really hate seeing quality employees leave for other companies. Managers who manage by spreadsheets.

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5.0
17 June 2026
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Pros

good place to work and earn money

Cons

Heavy workload and long time work

4.0
6 Apr 2026
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Pros

You learn so much because the work is so freaking intense, its a lot of fun if you're the type of person who loves to get emerged in hard problems. The hours for me were not too bad but I was the exception, all the other interns I was with dealt with 60-70+ hour weeks, some interns came in at 10am and left at 12am, when I say its intense, I'm not joking. This is however very unique to the Starbase location. I've heard Hawthorne is a lot more chill. I honestly despite how challenging the role was always look back on it with a sense of pride in my work, and longing to be back there. It really does feel that you're doing world changing things.

Cons

Very un diverse upper management, I'd say the company is pretty diverse in the lower ranks, but once you start to look at the org chart and see who's in charge, you realize that its mainly just white people. Makes you wonder if as a person of color you too will be able to move up. Housing sucks: there was limited housing on campus for full time employees, you have to wait a year plus to get off the queue and once you're off you only really get tiny homes as the option that are in an inconvenient location. Interns don't even have the option to get on campus housing, they give you 3k in a housing stipend and expect you to find a place in Brownsville. I'd say its very hard to maintain a relationship while working here if you don't have an understanding partner, the work schedule is brutal and you really can't slack off.

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