The process took 1 week. I interviewed at SpaceX (Bastrop, TX) in Jan 2024
Interview
I applied to the role on LinkedIn. The role was for consumer hardware for Starlink. The SpaceX recruiter contacted me by email and set up a 30 min call. During the call, I was asked about my past experience, why do I want to work for SpaceX and other technical questions.
The interview was easy and the recruiter had a "Bro" kind of attitude, which made it feel very informal. All questions were over the phone.
4. You have two parallel plates fastened together by a bolt threaded to the second plate. What failure mode is likely to occur if we have a load on the plate? How can you reinforce the strength of this mechanical system.
Multiple rounds of interviews ending with an all day onsite interview. Asked questions about background, classic textbook problems, and coworker interactions. Very technical and difficult. Lots of time spent trying to understand your thought process
Rigorous but fairly reasonable in my experience. The technical problems often has a twist but if you have strong fundamentals you should be able to perform well. The recruiter and interviewers I interacted with are all very nice people.
4 rounds, 1 with technical recruiter, 1 with engineer, 1 with manager, and onsite. first 3 are over the phone. onsite was the challenge, consists of presentation, one-on-ones, and tour.