I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at SpaceX (Los Angeles, CA) in Oct 2015
Interview
-present one presentation that include problem solving. After than 5 individual interview with 30min each. This is a group exercise where 8-9 personal from different department sits and review your presentation skill, problem solving skill, confidence etc,
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Asked about how manufacturing process of coffee cup.
Asked about process capability and formulas to calculate process capability.
Floor design and layout
Asked about how to manufacture small piece to build a camera system, going through the manufacturing process.
Phone screen with recruiter followed by two phone calls with engineers and then an on-site interview where you present a presentation on a topic of your choice. Also other technical interviews on site as well.
Got reached out to by a recruiter on LinkedIn. Setting up an interview time was easy. The first interview screening was basically describing your past experiences. The second interview is technical. Whole process took a week.
Technical interview, pretty simple beam questions. Interview with lead engineer was about different machining/bonding techniques. Not a bad process. The recruiter was pretty responsive. Did not get another interview after interview with lead.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If you applied a point load on a beam at the end, at which point does the beam experience the highest stress?