1. How do you feel about overtime?
2. How would you define success?
3. If we asked your peers, coworkers, or boss about you, what three things do you think they would say?
4. Tell me about yourself.
5. Are you more of a hunter or a gatherer?
6. How do you manage your time?
7. Who would you say inspires you?
8. Do you focus on the reasons something won’t work, or do you find ways to adapt to change?
9. Are you close to an offer stage with any of the other companies you're interviewing with?
10. Have you progressed in your career as expected?
11. What interests you in working with SpaceX?
12. Of the numerous avenues within SpaceX, which career path interests you most?
13. Our goal is to be the top-rated company in our industry. After researching SpaceX, what do you think we could improve?
14. Rate your communication skills from 1-10 with proper examples backing your given rating.
15. Many of our industry competitors have their employees under a non-compete contract. Are you bound by any non-compete contract with your current employer?
16. Are you willing to sign a confidentiality agreement?
17. In your opinion, what makes SpaceX stand out from our competitors?
18. What is the mission statement of SpaceX?
19. In your opinion, what was the biggest breakthrough in the aerospace and defense industry in the past decade?
20. What would you do if you saw two co-workers arguing?
21. SpaceX conducts criminal background, credit, and education verification checks. Would this be a problem for you?
22. This role requires specific post-secondary educational experience. How will yours aid you in this position with SpaceX?
23. How would you balance your personal life and the heavy workload you can expect from this role at SpaceX?
24. What resources do you turn to when keeping up to date on aerospace-related current events or trending topics in this ever-evolving industry?
25. Looking at your resume, I see multiple gaps in your employment history. Can you contextually fill in those gaps for me?
26. At SpaceX, we seek to hire only those with aerospace experience. Are you more experienced in the private or public aerospace industry?
27. How will your experiences early in your career lend to your success in this position?
28. How do you plan to compensate for the required skills which seem to be missing from your resume?
29. How do you like to be recognized for your accomplishments?
30. How do you demonstrate leadership when not in a leadership role?
31. How do you like to encourage ideas in others?
32. Tell me about an achievement you're proud of. What challenges did you overcome in that experience?
33. Tell us about a time you faced failure at work.
34. What is your current salary?
35. If given a choice, which work-related task would you leave for last? Why?
36. How often do you implement innovations that improve your performance?
37. Is it possible to be a team player while disagreeing with your leadership?
38. Have you ever had to work with someone you didn’t get along with? How did you navigate that?
39. In simple terms, what is the distinction between stress and strain?
40. What are Newton's threes laws?