Applied online and got a response in a few days. It was a screening call and then two technicals before the in person presentations. They were very serious and there was a lot of technical questions.
I applied online. I interviewed at SpaceX (Brownsville, TX) in Sept 2020
Interview
Got a phone interview from engineer, went through my resume and asked me a brain teaser question at the end. The interview was not hard, the recruiter was very nice.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If you wake a hotdog put it in the microwave and heat it up, it will fail. How will it fail?
I applied through university. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at SpaceX (Brownsville, TX) in Aug 2025
Interview
I had an over the phone interview with a recruiter that I had talked to at my schools career fair. After the interview I was completely ghosted from all of the recruiters whom I had contact.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If a freestanding beam is facing vertically with a compressive force where will the stress be the highest
Initial screening with HR involved explanations of my background as well as some short technical questions about basic concepts relating to the position. 2nd Interview is with engineers and is much more technical/in-depth.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Explain your material options for one of your projects and defend your choice