Is Blue Origin a good company to work for?

Blue Origin has an overall rating of 3.2 out of 5, based on over 1,390 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 46% of employees would recommend working at Blue Origin to a friend and 40% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Blue Origin have been left by employees working as Intern , Propulsion Engineer II and Manufacturing Engineer II .

Does Blue Origin pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Blue Origin employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Blue Origin. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Blue Origin?

46% of Blue Origin employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Blue Origin 3.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.8 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Blue Origin?

Engineer (76) , Integration Engineer (36) , Manufacturing Engineer (34) , Mechanical Engineer (34) , Intern (32) , Software Engineer (31) , Test Engineer (30) , CNC Machinist (21) , Propulsion Engineer (20) , Technician (17) , Aerospace Engineer (16) , Propulsion Engineer II (14) , Senior Engineer (14) , Project Manager (13) , Manager (12)

What are the pros of working at Blue Origin according to real employee reviews?

"Pay is good if you're all about getting your soul sucked dry and not having a family life." ((in 135 reviews)); "Great people within your teams and teams you work for" ((in 124 reviews)); "Benefits are good." ((in 78 reviews)); "Most areas provide good work/life balance (especially if you take responsibility for setting those boundaries)." ((in 56 reviews)); "Blue has a great culture overall." ((in 45 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Blue Origin according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management brings down the company as a whole" ((in 106 reviews)); "Incredibly toxic behaviors from senior leadership" ((in 77 reviews)); "terrible upper management (though that's changing)" ((in 46 reviews)); "Floor supervisors try but upper managers have no clue." ((in 33 reviews)); "Long hours are the norm" ((in 23 reviews))

What are employees saying about Blue Origin layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Blue Origin layoffs and their outlook for job security at Blue Origin in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Blue Origin locations?

Kent , Merritt Island , Huntsville , Seattle , Cape Canaveral , Van Horn , Renton , Denver , Los Angeles , Phoenix , Reston , El Segundo , Titusville , Washington , Orlando , Melbourne , Atlanta , New York , Austin , Longmont , Highlands Ranch , Kennedy Sp Ct , Port St Lucie , Meritt Island , American Fork , Chicago , Maine , Florida , Milwaukee , Flint

Blue Origin reviews

3.2

46% would recommend to a friend

(1,213 total reviews)

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34% approve of CEO

40% positive business outlook

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Blue Origin has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 1,213 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Blue Origin employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Aerospace & Defense industry (3.6 stars).

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1K reviews

1.0

Mar 8, 2025

Very toxic

Technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Technical, great job working on rocket engines. Co-workers, pay, insurance time off

Cons

Toxic leadership, only worried about their self preservation. Amazon took over and ruined what made Blue, Blue. Favoritism is a real problem and they reward the toxic people but hold back and demean hard workers

1.0

Mar 4, 2025

Meat Grinder

Systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The Amazonification of Blue is in full swing so, if you would like to spend all of your time at work and not with family, this is the perfect place for you. You can say that you are not going to see your kids school event because you are working for the benefit of earth.

Cons

No free boxes to put your things from your desk in when you get layed off. Mangers are trying to save their job so they are too busy to back you up with escalations or support your professional development.

2.0

Mar 4, 2025

Amazing Hardware and Products, Lackluster Management

Process engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Employees are passionate about what they work on and are willing to help you and help the team achieve goals. Pay and benefits are good for a manufacturing job (8 floating holidays in a year + accrued PTO)

Cons

There is a 3 year cliff for your 401K Management has drastically changed over the last few years. Very politically motivated and they do not look out for the interest of their employees- only for themselves. Often they do not know what is going on down at the factory floor, and use wrong data to make quick business decisions due to pressure and speed from up top. Culture is shifting away from old Blue to more like Amazon, due to the influx of Amazon C-Suite executives being hired in. Safety culture is questionable in certain areas.

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