Good while it lasted! - Composite Technician SpaceX Employee Review

2.0
Jan 30, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Free coffee, cheap merchandise, morning shift was easy. Free medical which was nice. Company name looks great on resume. You can work all the OT you want.

Cons

Management expects you to work long hours just like them, expects you to bend over backwards when projects are taking longer than expected. 90-10 SpaceX to personal life. No room for growth useless you hassle management to place you in trainings that will benefit you. Military personnel seem to get better treatment as far as opportunities, growth, calling out on a regular with no backlash, etc. (nothing against them, just a very interesting thing to see). Stocks too high to buy, don’t bother using their purchase program. Leadership is inexperienced, most are only in those roles because they’ve been with the company for 3+ years. They overwork their good employees and babysit their worst employees which end up being related or close friends to management. Their no a**hole policy is not a thing, it’s shocking the type of conversations and belittling both technicians and leadership engage in. Employees steal tools which makes it hard to complete any work. The level of stress, pressure and frustration is passed down from higher ups. No type of team work environment, their recruiters love to preach about how they want team players and those who play well with others but ultimately just sucker in the “good ones” to a toxic and hostile work environment. It’s amazing how much success this company has with all the shady workmanship that goes on behind the scenes.

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Cons

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4.0
Apr 6, 2026
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Pros

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.

Cons

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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