I applied through a recruiter. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at SpaceX (Hawthorne, CA) in Jan 2016
Interview
1) A phone screening with HR (walking them through my resume and previous experience).
2) A 30 minute phone interview with 2 materials managers.
3) An on site interview. I gave a 20 minute technical presentation followed by a panel Q&A. 5 one-on-one interviews with different managers in the materials organization.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If Elon Musk asked "Why should we hire you?" what would I tell him?
Most questions followed the STAR format (behavior based interview questions).
Questions about your knowledge of the company.