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What this posting asks for
Level: Entry level — The posting asks for 1+ years of experience.
Main responsibilities
- Act as the technical point of contact for assigned parts or systems within flight, non-flight, and launch site and recovery infrastructure, solving emergent …
- Lead and coordinate containment activities to mitigate risk to build and launch schedules, and drive ongoing reliability improvements
- Intervene and drive resolution at the supplier for critical path components to ensure zero disruption to the build schedule
- Review issues on assigned parts and solve to the root cause, implementing changes at the supplier, at SpaceX, or both, as appropriate, drive further actions …
- Create and disposition issue tickets where needed, working with engineering counterparts to implement, but not limited to, required re-work, repair, or use a…
- Become thoroughly familiar with your assigned parts, systems, and the processes that make up the overall assembly, and become the primary point of contact fo…
- Work with procurement to find exceptional suppliers and vet them appropriately for quality and ability to meet our aggressive takt times
- Conduct design for manufacturing (DFM) reviews to ensure parts are manufacturable at early stages, preferably prior to sourcing
- Own the new product introduction (NPI) process at a supplier for new parts, drawing changes, or when re-sourcing existing parts to a new supplier
- Drive the production part approval process (PPAP) program to ensure stable supply, reduce inspection oversight, and improve overall delivery time
Competencies an interviewer will look for
- Technical skill Core
In the posting: “This is a highly technical position that requires practical experience in process engineering and new product development through stabilized production for t…” · “Create and disposition issue tickets where needed, working with engineering counterparts to implement, but not limited to, required re-work, repair, or use a…” · “Bachelor’s degree in an engineering or STEM discipline”
Show it by: Names the tools, languages or systems used and how; Explains a technical choice and its trade-off. - Problem solving Core
In the posting: “Act as the technical point of contact for assigned parts or systems within flight, non-flight, and launch site and recovery infrastructure, solving emergent …” · “Review issues on assigned parts and solve to the root cause, implementing changes at the supplier, at SpaceX, or both, as appropriate, drive further actions …” · “Working knowledge of problem-solving techniques such as 8D or A3”
Show it by: Describes a real problem, the options considered and the one chosen; Shows how the cause was found, not just the fix. - Planning and organisation Core
In the posting: “Lead and coordinate containment activities to mitigate risk to build and launch schedules, and drive ongoing reliability improvements” · “Intervene and drive resolution at the supplier for critical path components to ensure zero disruption to the build schedule” · “Working knowledge of supplier quality processes (production part approval process, advanced product quality planning, first article inspection reports, etc.)”
Show it by: Shows how priorities were set when everything was urgent; Mentions deadlines met and how. - Attention to detail and quality Core
In the posting: “We require our suppliers to provide premium quality with rapidly evolving designs at increasingly ambitious volumes.” · “We are actively looking for candidates who possess comprehensive knowledge of manufacturing and quality tools and have an unrelenting motivation to enable su…” · “Act as the technical point of contact for assigned parts or systems within flight, non-flight, and launch site and recovery infrastructure, solving emergent …”
Show it by: Gives an example of an error caught before it caused harm; Names the check or standard they used. - Stakeholder management Core
In the posting: “Experience with machining and ancillary operations such as milling, turning, fabrication, and vendor design-engineered systems such as pumps, valves, and act…” · “Experience with sharing information and influencing others across organizational lines, internally and externally” · “employment with SpaceX is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, ge…”
Show it by: Shows how they aligned people with different goals; Explains how they handled a 'no' from someone senior. - Teamwork and collaboration Supporting
In the posting: “Drive for results and customer satisfaction by collaborating with teams, leading projects, and continuously driving improvement in the supply base”
Show it by: Says what they did inside a team, not only what 'we' did; Shows how a disagreement was handled. - Ownership and accountability Supporting
In the posting: “Own the new product introduction (NPI) process at a supplier for new parts, drawing changes, or when re-sourcing existing parts to a new supplier”
Show it by: Takes a task from start to finish without being chased; Owns a mistake and what was changed after it. - Leadership and mentoring Supporting
In the posting: “This position will be the key focal point for Launch, supporting our Starship, Dragon, and Falcon programs, and requires a combination of proven leadership a…”
Show it by: Describes setting direction or a standard others followed; Names someone they coached and what changed for them. - Customer focus Supporting
In the posting: “Drive for results and customer satisfaction by collaborating with teams, leading projects, and continuously driving improvement in the supply base”
Show it by: Puts the customer's need in their own words; Shows a result for the customer, not only for the company. - Data and analysis Supporting
In the posting: “Knowledge of statistical techniques and methods, e.g., design of experiments, Lean, Six Sigma, etc.”
Show it by: Uses a number to describe the situation or the result; Explains what the data showed and what was done with it.
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Practice questions
- Tell me about yourself. Dedicated step-by-step practice.
- If an interviewer asks something improper How to respond to questions about age, family, origin or health.
- Built from this posting (8):
- Walk me through a piece of work where you used your strongest technical skill. What exactly did you do? From this posting
- Tell me about a difficult problem you solved at work. How did you find the cause? From this posting
- You have three urgent tasks due today and time to finish only two. How do you decide? From this posting
- Tell me about a time you caught an error before it reached a customer or a report. From this posting
- How have you used supply chain in your work? Walk me through one real example. From this posting
- Tell me about a problem you solved using scheduling. From this posting
- Describe a time you worked with another team to deliver something. What was your part? From this posting
- Tell me about a task you took from start to finish without anyone asking you to. From this posting
- Two managers ask you to book the same room at the same time. What do you do?
- How have you used spreadsheets in your work?
- Walk me through how you would check whether a report's numbers are right.
- Describe a time you handled an upset customer or colleague.
- Tell me about a time you had several deadlines at once. How did you decide what to do first?
- Give an example of a mistake you caught before it caused a problem.
- Tell me about a time you taught someone how to do something.
- Describe a time you took the lead without being asked.
- Tell me about a time you had to explain something complicated in simple terms.
- Describe a process you improved.
- Do you have any questions for us?
- Why do you want to work here?
- Why is there a gap in your employment? Difficult question
- Why did you leave your last job? Difficult question
- Why are you changing careers? Difficult question
- What is your greatest weakness? Difficult question
- What are your salary expectations? Difficult question
- You seem overqualified for this role. Why do you want it? Difficult question
- Improper-question practice: How old are you? / Do you have children? / Where are you from originally?
- A customer is angry about a delay you did not cause. What do you do?
- How do you keep track of many open customer requests?
- Tell me about a time you could not give a customer what they wanted.
- You find that the inventory count does not match the system. What do you do?
- Tell me about a time a shipment or delivery went wrong.
- How do you make sure safety rules are followed on a busy shift?
- Tell me about a time you had to enter or check a lot of data accurately.
- Tell me about a sale or agreement you are proud of.
- A prospect says your price is too high. How do you respond?
- How do you keep your pipeline organised?
- Tell me about a technical problem you solved on your own.
- You find a bug right before a release. What do you do?

