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Applying to SpaceX · forms read 31 Oct 2026

How to apply to SpaceX

SpaceX takes applications on its own job board, one form per role. On 31 Oct 2026 this site read the forms of 2,268 forms: the median one has 23 fields, your contact details and resume first, then 13 questions of its own, listed below as SpaceX writes them.

, the SpaceJobs.Now board shows 2,583 open SpaceX roles; typical pay across them is $109k to $245k a year (median $138k).

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The questions on the SpaceX application

Every form starts with your name, email, phone and a resume, which it requires, and asks for your LinkedIn profile (optional); a cover letter is optional. Then come SpaceX's own questions. Read from 2,268 forms of its open roles on 31 Oct 2026; the share is how many of those forms ask each one.

On most of its forms

  1. Are you legally authorized to work in the United States?Pick one of 5 · required · 99.7% of forms
  2. Can you perform all of the essential functions of this role with or without reasonable accommodations?Yes or no · required · 99.7% of forms
  3. Citizenship StatusPick one of 6 · required · 99.7% of forms
  4. SpaceX & SpaceXAI Employment HistoryPick one of 7 · required · 99.7% of forms
  5. If (f) Other, please explain:A short answer · optional · 99.7% of forms
  6. Please specifyA short answer · optional · 99.7% of forms
  7. Active Security Clearance(s)Pick any that apply · required · 99.2% of forms
  8. ACT ScorePick one of 19 · required · 78.5% of forms
  9. GPA (Undergraduate)Pick one of 13 · required · 78.5% of forms
  10. SAT ScorePick one of 156 · required · 78.5% of forms
  11. GPA (Doctorate)Pick one of 13 · required · 78.4% of forms
  12. GPA (Graduate)Pick one of 13 · required · 78.4% of forms
  13. GRE ScorePick one of 156 · required · 78% of forms

Added for some roles

16 more questions appear on fewer than half of its forms, written for one role or a few. The most common:

  • What shift(s) are you willing to work?Pick any that apply · 465 forms
  • Please provide a summary highlighting your top two exceptional academic and/or professional accomplishments. Ideally, the examples you share will be a reflection of your most highly technical accomplishments and demonstrate why you are a toA written answer · 12 forms
  • Please select your enrollment status:Pick one of 4 · 12 forms
  • Are you a member of any of the following student groups?Pick any that apply · 12 forms
  • Other Student Group(s)A short answer · 12 forms
  • Please select the month you will be able to start your internship.Pick one of 12 · 10 forms
  • SpaceX Program PreferencePick one of 2 · 10 forms
  • How much experience in C programming language do you have?Pick one of 4 · 4 forms
  • How much experience in C# programming language do you have?Pick one of 4 · 4 forms
  • How much experience in C++ programming language do you have?Pick one of 4 · 4 forms

How SpaceX's forms compare with every other space employer's: What Space Job Applications Ask.

What our research measures about SpaceX's postings

Read from the open postings on 2026-10-30 by our space industry research, rebuilt every day. Every figure opens the row of the report it comes from.

Current SpaceX openings

All 2,583 open roles

Applying to SpaceX: questions

Does SpaceX ask about citizenship on the application?

Yes, on 2,262 of the 2,268 forms of its open roles read on 31 Oct 2026: they ask your citizenship or U.S. person status, which U.S. export-control rules (ITAR and EAR) make the test for much space work, and an answer is required.

Does the SpaceX application ask about a security clearance?

Yes, on 2,249 of the 2,268 forms of its open roles read on 31 Oct 2026: they ask about a security clearance you hold or could obtain, and an answer is required.

Does SpaceX ask for your GPA?

Yes, on 1,781 of the 2,268 forms of its open roles read on 31 Oct 2026: they ask for your grade point average, and an answer is required.

Does SpaceX ask for SAT, ACT or GRE scores?

Yes, on 1,781 of the 2,268 forms of its open roles read on 31 Oct 2026: they ask for SAT, ACT or GRE scores, and an answer is required.

Does the SpaceX application ask for salary expectations?

Not on the 2,268 forms of its open roles read on 31 Oct 2026: none asks for your salary expectations.

Does SpaceX ask whether you worked or interviewed there before?

Yes, on 2,262 of the 2,268 forms of its open roles read on 31 Oct 2026: they ask whether you have worked or interviewed at the company before, and an answer is required.

How long is the SpaceX application?

The median SpaceX form read on 31 Oct 2026 has 23 fields: contact details, a resume and an optional cover letter, then 13 questions of its own. 29 different questions appear across its 2,268 forms, most of them added for a few roles only.

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