Wouldn't work anywhere else - werkgeversreview Process Engineer bij SpaceX

5,0
22 jul 2014
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Pluspunten

Wake up everyday excited to go to work Work with the brightest and most driven/resourceful engineers in the country with an average age in the 20s Have the ability to influence change throughout the entire company if willing to put in the initiative Company allows employees to be self driven and take on projects/set priorities on their own Build rockets and spacecrafts. Enough said. People at SpaceX are focused on changing the world, not their own personal benefit. Hours are flexible as long as you get your work done. Lots of small benefits that really add up. I learned twice as much in 1 year at SpaceX than 2 years at my previous job. Hard work and creativity is rewarded, laziness and inefficiency is eliminated. Peer reviews are heard by management.

Minpunten

Work life balance (I would rather be excited and challenged 60 hours a week than bored for 40 though) A company filled with the top 1% of minds in the world will carry some strong egos. Design/R&D groups follow Elon's values much more closely than production, which has more of a militaristic chain of command feel Base salary per hour is much lower than competitors for engineers. This is offset by the "cool" factor and stock program.

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5,0
6 apr 2026
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Great mentorship, smart people, fast paced.

Minpunten

You can be working long hours.

4,0
6 apr 2026
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You learn so much because the work is so freaking intense, its a lot of fun if you're the type of person who loves to get emerged in hard problems. The hours for me were not too bad but I was the exception, all the other interns I was with dealt with 60-70+ hour weeks, some interns came in at 10am and left at 12am, when I say its intense, I'm not joking. This is however very unique to the Starbase location. I've heard Hawthorne is a lot more chill. I honestly despite how challenging the role was always look back on it with a sense of pride in my work, and longing to be back there. It really does feel that you're doing world changing things.

Minpunten

Very un diverse upper management, I'd say the company is pretty diverse in the lower ranks, but once you start to look at the org chart and see who's in charge, you realize that its mainly just white people. Makes you wonder if as a person of color you too will be able to move up. Housing sucks: there was limited housing on campus for full time employees, you have to wait a year plus to get off the queue and once you're off you only really get tiny homes as the option that are in an inconvenient location. Interns don't even have the option to get on campus housing, they give you 3k in a housing stipend and expect you to find a place in Brownsville. I'd say its very hard to maintain a relationship while working here if you don't have an understanding partner, the work schedule is brutal and you really can't slack off.

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