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What this posting asks for

Level: Entry level — The posting asks for 1+ years of experience.

Main responsibilities

  • Serve as the customer interface at meetings, tests, and reviews to develop operations plans, design missions, and participate in real world operations.
  • Ensure contract deliverables are completed on-time and distill customer requirements into actionable development objectives.
  • Work with internal and external stakeholders to drive development. Collaborate with subsystem representatives across team boundaries to consider all necessar…
  • Support all phases of the program from development, initial proposal, through successful test, flight, and on-orbit commissioning. This will include educatin…
  • Own ground segment architecture design, including compute infrastructure, network architecture, and software systems.
  • Support in-person site surveys and selection for ground stations and datacenters.
  • Bachelor’s degree in a engineering or science discipline.
  • 1+ years of software engineering or electrical engineering, working hands-on with hardware or software technical projects.

Competencies an interviewer will look for

  • Technical skill Core
    In the posting: “You would also work closely with disciplines across SpaceX such as software, flight reliability and payload integration to ensure safe and successful mission…” · “Own ground segment architecture design, including compute infrastructure, network architecture, and software systems.” · “Bachelor’s degree in a engineering or science discipline.”
    Show it by: Names the tools, languages or systems used and how; Explains a technical choice and its trade-off.
  • Communication Core
    In the posting: “While Starlink is designed for consumer and commercial use, Starshield is designed for government use, with an initial focus on earth observation, communicat…” · “Based on customer requirements and SpaceX’s system capabilities, you’ll develop system specifications, interface control documentation, and infrastructure pl…” · “Highly detail oriented, hardworking, and professional with excellent written and verbal technical communication skills.”
    Show it by: Adapts the message to the listener; Gives an example of explaining something clearly in writing or speech.
  • Customer focus Core
    In the posting: “Based on customer requirements and SpaceX’s system capabilities, you’ll develop system specifications, interface control documentation, and infrastructure pl…” · “Serve as the customer interface at meetings, tests, and reviews to develop operations plans, design missions, and participate in real world operations.” · “Ensure contract deliverables are completed on-time and distill customer requirements into actionable development objectives.”
    Show it by: Puts the customer's need in their own words; Shows a result for the customer, not only for the company.
  • Planning and organisation Core
    In the posting: “This work will cover a number of technical disciplines including satellite command and control, operational planning, data processing, compute and networking…” · “Demonstrated ability to work under pressure and deliver reliable and expeditious results across multiple parallel priorities.” · “You may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of company stock or long-term cash awards, as well as potential discretionary bonuses and the …”
    Show it by: Shows how priorities were set when everything was urgent; Mentions deadlines met and how.
  • Stakeholder management Core
    In the posting: “You’d work within a team of other Mission Integration Engineers and Mission Managers, on the same program and across related efforts, to ensure total alignme…” · “Work with internal and external stakeholders to drive development.” · “Should you be unable to obtain it, SpaceX reserves the right to modify or terminate your employment to align with operational needs.”
    Show it by: Shows how they aligned people with different goals; Explains how they handled a 'no' from someone senior.
  • Teamwork and collaboration Core
    In the posting: “You would also work closely with disciplines across SpaceX such as software, flight reliability and payload integration to ensure safe and successful mission…” · “Collaborate with subsystem representatives across team boundaries to consider all necessary trades and ensure end-to-end mission success.”
    Show it by: Says what they did inside a team, not only what 'we' did; Shows how a disagreement was handled.
  • Ownership and accountability Core
    In the posting: “Our ideal candidate is a self-starter and is hungry to do work that matters.” · “Collaborate with subsystem representatives across team boundaries to consider all necessary trades and ensure end-to-end mission success.”
    Show it by: Takes a task from start to finish without being chased; Owns a mistake and what was changed after it.
  • Data and analysis Core
    In the posting: “You’ll contribute to the performance and execution of satellite programs while specifically focusing on the mission specific systems that drive, manage, and …” · “This work will cover a number of technical disciplines including satellite command and control, operational planning, data processing, compute and networking…”
    Show it by: Uses a number to describe the situation or the result; Explains what the data showed and what was done with it.
  • Attention to detail and quality Core
    In the posting: “Serve as the customer interface at meetings, tests, and reviews to develop operations plans, design missions, and participate in real world operations.” · “Highly detail oriented, hardworking, and professional with excellent written and verbal technical communication skills.”
    Show it by: Gives an example of an error caught before it caused harm; Names the check or standard they used.

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Practice questions

  1. Tell me about yourself. Dedicated step-by-step practice.
  2. If an interviewer asks something improper How to respond to questions about age, family, origin or health.
  3. Built from this posting (4):
  4. Walk me through a piece of work where you used your strongest technical skill. What exactly did you do? From this posting
  5. Tell me about a time you had to explain something complex to someone outside your field. From this posting
  6. Describe a time you went out of your way to solve a customer's problem. From this posting
  7. You have three urgent tasks due today and time to finish only two. How do you decide? From this posting
  8. Describe a time you handled an upset customer or colleague.
  9. Tell me about a time you had several deadlines at once. How did you decide what to do first?
  10. Give an example of a mistake you caught before it caused a problem.
  11. Tell me about a time you taught someone how to do something.
  12. Describe a time you took the lead without being asked.
  13. Tell me about a time you had to explain something complicated in simple terms.
  14. Describe a process you improved.
  15. Do you have any questions for us?
  16. Why do you want to work here?
  17. Why is there a gap in your employment? Difficult question
  18. Why did you leave your last job? Difficult question
  19. Why are you changing careers? Difficult question
  20. What is your greatest weakness? Difficult question
  21. What are your salary expectations? Difficult question
  22. You seem overqualified for this role. Why do you want it? Difficult question
  23. Improper-question practice: How old are you? / Do you have children? / Where are you from originally?
  24. A customer is angry about a delay you did not cause. What do you do?
  25. How do you keep track of many open customer requests?
  26. Tell me about a time you could not give a customer what they wanted.
  27. You find that the inventory count does not match the system. What do you do?
  28. Tell me about a time a shipment or delivery went wrong.
  29. How do you make sure safety rules are followed on a busy shift?
  30. Two managers ask you to book the same room at the same time. What do you do?
  31. How have you used spreadsheets in your work?
  32. Tell me about a time you had to enter or check a lot of data accurately.
  33. Tell me about a sale or agreement you are proud of.
  34. A prospect says your price is too high. How do you respond?
  35. How do you keep your pipeline organised?
  36. Tell me about a technical problem you solved on your own.
  37. You find a bug right before a release. What do you do?
  38. Walk me through how you would check whether a report's numbers are right.