Too big to generalize - werkgeversreview Avionics Intern bij SpaceX

5,0
10 sep 2016
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Pluspunten

-Coolest people, projects, and sense of purpose of any company I have ever interned with. -Knowing insider info about Falcon/Dragon manufacturing and testing is really awesome. SpaceX has horrific internal encapsulation of projects so basically any employee can read about anything SpaceX is doing on the internal network. -Some groups (specifically mine) have a good work/life balance. People regularly worked 50-60 hours, but not much more as far as I know. -LA is awesome -Intern program is well run. Other interns are generally cool.

Minpunten

-This company is seriously white and male. I never felt unwelcome, but I imagine some do. In fairness, it might be harder for SpaceX to get diversity because of ITAR stuff. -Compensation is competitive, but below average. Particularly for the location (LA) and the fact that their employees are generally top-notch. -I think some groups go way over 60hours/week, mostly in manufacturing and MechE stuff. This is probably fine for a few years as a ~25 year old. Not a con for many space geeks but worth knowing for an outsider. -As an aspiring boglehead considering coming back full-time, Y u no 401K match?

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5,0
30 mei 2026
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Pluspunten

Very open and cooperative culture Can-do mindset Break-through mindset

Minpunten

Weak HR with weak processes to protect employees Always on survival mode culture Less of training and more of performance management Some managers use review process as a weapon to bring people in-line

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4,0
6 apr 2026
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Pluspunten

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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