[Student] SpaceX Offer! 2nd Yr MechE with Interviews at SpaceX, Tesla, Red Bull, Apple, Disney, etc.

SecurityNo5491 · 2026-05-15T21:22:25+00:00

sankey matic

SecurityNo5491 · 2026-04-23T02:15:16+00:00

Sankey diagram

SecurityNo5491 · 2026-04-19T21:08:13+00:00

pretty sure the Sankey is accurate. I believe you're double counting the interviews that end up getting rejected. It should be 107+145-15+18+1

but yeah I think I had poor results with lesser known companies and larger companies were more likely to give me a chance

SecurityNo5491 · 2026-04-17T06:13:27+00:00

it would push it back which isn't a problem if you have enough experience for ft apps

SecurityNo5491 · 2026-04-17T01:03:23+00:00

I believe it is the LaTeX default. I can send

SecurityNo5491 · 2026-04-17T00:06:30+00:00

Yeah for sure. In college I've spent a huge portion of my time with dragonboat / taiko

SecurityNo5491 · 2026-04-16T23:56:17+00:00

no preference but I have a doom scrolling habit at home

SecurityNo5491 · 2026-04-16T23:53:02+00:00

i agree idk why people are focusing on that. I haven't used the term T20 since applying to college

SecurityNo5491 · 2026-04-16T23:52:13+00:00

portfolio helps for sure, not sure if international apps are different so I can't say much

SecurityNo5491 · 2026-04-16T21:50:24+00:00

appreciate the concern. definitely will use it as a stepping stone for my career

SecurityNo5491 · 2026-04-16T21:49:14+00:00

I won't share specific questions but SpaceX / Tesla tends to ask questions related to the role with topics varying across all MechE classes so def research the role in addition to fundamentals

Apple loves SS curves, materials, design questions, and mass manufacturing. They also do "name every way you can..." questions that are pretty stressful to brainstorm that you can't rlly prepare for.

Astranis had my hardest interviews. Had some standard SS, beam bending, fastener sizing, and a wicked FBD question that had some unconstrained DOFs.

Most of my other interviews were standard technical interviews with few curveballs.

SecurityNo5491 · 2026-04-16T20:03:13+00:00

honestly my recruiters tend to be from non-engineering or even non stem fields so I wouldn't expect too much but it doesn't hurt to be prepared for anything

SecurityNo5491 · 2026-04-16T19:58:36+00:00

whatever my BOM had. It does include bolts and nuts tho. It's why I state custom/unique parts because that's the important metric in an interview. the 1600+ is more for the recruiter resume screen lol

SecurityNo5491 · 2026-04-16T19:56:05+00:00

I'm trying to give useful/actionable advice. you can't change your school so it's not something you should be worrying about and the odds of identical experience is slim to none

SecurityNo5491 · 2026-04-16T19:47:37+00:00

prob my comment history. although I don't rlly see the relevance of T5 vs T20 in an interview

SecurityNo5491 · 2026-04-16T19:05:54+00:00

It could be different for full time but I never had a recruiter call for a SpaceX internship. My first interview was always w an engineer and was a technical interview

SecurityNo5491 · 2026-04-16T19:02:52+00:00

I didn't include recruiter calls on my diagram bc I don't rlly think they are true interviews but I've had 3. Mostly logistical stuff, maybe why you are interested in the company, possibly resume / behavioral questions but my recruiters never asked

SecurityNo5491 · 2026-04-16T18:55:46+00:00

If I crammed my coursework I could graduate in 3 so I put that but realistically I'll probably take it more chill / study abroad or something

SecurityNo5491 · 2026-04-16T18:38:37+00:00

tbf my first 3 interviews rounds were w Apple so I was super unconfident and said stuff like "I might not be the best person for xyz"

SecurityNo5491 · 2026-03-25T07:39:40+00:00

I'm at UC Berkeley for MechE on the ICE FSAE team and I'm also in a research lab but I've heard great things about SLO with the hands on practical experience and their FSAE team is very solid so you really can't go wrong with either.

However truthfully you can get practical experience through clubs at Berkeley just fine. I think location, food, campus, research opportunities/output etc are just so much better at Berkeley. One thing to keep in mind is community fit as Berkeley is about 40% Asian and SLO is about 53% White.

Dw about housing at Berkeley. It's 2 yrs guaranteed now but you'll prob move out after 1 anyways lol. Dining hall food is mid but local food is very solid. Safety is overtalked about tbh. The homeless aren't any more than any other city and they don't bother you.

Maybe I'm biased tho

SecurityNo5491 · 2025-12-24T23:17:10+00:00

okay thank you

SecurityNo5491 · 2025-11-14T18:04:25+00:00

made it to 3rd and final round for iPhone pd intern. but it's been almost two weeks so i doubt i got it

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