Is Blue Origin a good company to work for?

Blue Origin has an overall rating of 3.2 out of 5, based on over 1,398 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 48% 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 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Blue Origin?

48% 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 (33) , Software Engineer (31) , Test Engineer (30) , CNC Machinist (21) , Propulsion Engineer (20) , Technician (17) , Aerospace Engineer (16) , Propulsion Engineer II (14) , Senior Engineer (14) , Systems Engineer (14) , Project Manager (13)

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

"Great people within your teams and teams you work for" ((in 129 reviews)); "Pay is good if you're all about getting your soul sucked dry and not having a family life." ((in 127 reviews)); "Benefits are good." ((in 82 reviews)); "Great work life balance for employees" ((in 59 reviews)); "Blue has a great culture overall." ((in 49 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 76 reviews)); "terrible upper management (though that's changing)" ((in 43 reviews)); "Floor supervisors try but upper managers have no clue." ((in 35 reviews)); "Long hours are the norm" ((in 22 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

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Blue Origin reviews

3.2

48% would recommend to a friend

(1,220 total reviews)

Dave Limp

33% approve of CEO

40% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Career opportunities

3.1

Work/Life balance

2.8

Culture & values

2.2

Senior management

Blue Origin has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 1,220 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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Reviews by job title

1K reviews

4.0

Apr 17, 2024

Move Faster and Keep Ambitious Engineers

Propulsion engineer iii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Great teammates - Immediate management is very understanding - Ambitious goals - Passionate colleagues

Cons

- Company moves too slow - Push for first flight should have been made a year or two earlier - Teams are more compartmentalized than they should be

4.0

Apr 15, 2024

Tooling engineering

Senior tooling engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

People generally have good attitudes

Cons

There is more and more NASA and government contractor bureaucracy

1.0

Apr 15, 2024

Blue Origin Engineer Review

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The pay is good. Starts out with four weeks of paid vacation. Like 10-14 days of company holidays. You get to work in a space program.

Cons

The organization's leadership structure is top heavy and is clueless to what the workers are doing and why (from the president down to the managers and directors). Promotions and awards are primarily handed out by pushing through a schedule milestone early, regardless of the downstream consequences or if things are being done right. Many of the engineers are either lazy, incompetent, and/or liars that won't take responsibility for their actions or in-actions. There is no real job security. Human resources (as with most places) is completely useless.

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