I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at SpaceX (Hawthorne, CA) in Nov 2014
Interview
The process began with submitting my resume to a recruiter. They contacted me with paperwork for a background check, and told me I would go through a series of interviews. I was interviewed over the phone about a week later for about 30 minutes, then was sent an offer a couple days after that
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Mainly concerning my base knowledge of mechanical engineering and physics, with questions geared toward experience I had (listed on my resume) in a research lab in university