Is Blue Origin a good company to work for?

Blue Origin has an overall rating of 3.2 out of 5, based on over 1,400 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 47% of employees would recommend working at Blue Origin to a friend and 41% 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?

47% 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) , 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 138 reviews)); "Great people within your teams and teams you work for" ((in 122 reviews)); "Benefits are good." ((in 77 reviews)); "Most areas provide good work/life balance (especially if you take responsibility for setting those boundaries)." ((in 60 reviews)); "Blue has a great culture overall." ((in 46 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 109 reviews)); "Incredibly toxic behaviors from senior leadership" ((in 76 reviews)); "terrible upper management (though that's changing)" ((in 45 reviews)); "Floor supervisors try but upper managers have no clue." ((in 35 reviews)); "Long hours are the norm" ((in 24 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

47% would recommend to a friend

(344 total reviews)

Dave Limp

33% approve of CEO

41% 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

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3.0

Jul 12, 2025

Choose your own adventure

Human resources specialist (hr specialist)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Inspiring mission to enable millions to live and work in space. Smart, passionate colleagues who care deeply about their work. Competitive pay and strong benefits, including parental leave, education, and fertility support. Opportunities for internal mobility and cross-functional collaboration. Access to cutting-edge technology and complex, meaningful projects that foster growth.

Cons

Lack of transparency and inconsistent communication from leadership. Organizational changes are frequent, often without clear direction or follow-through. Career advancement can feel unclear, especially outside of engineering roles. Work-life balance varies widely by team and manager. Culture and inclusion efforts still feel surface-level in some areas.

1.0

Jun 25, 2025

Amazon Executive Politics

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay, smart people, cool products

Cons

what happens on the factory floor does not equate to what is communicated to the top level. middle level management skews results and politics are high.

3.0

Jun 24, 2025

Great company, making great progress. Consdider working here if you have other aerospace experience.

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Always growing, no matter what happens. Jeff will always pour money into Blue. Lots of incredible projects happening all at once. If you are a good engineer, you can spend an entire career here and progress far faster than in other organizations.

Cons

New culture shift means working very long hours. Many Blue engineers and staff didn't adapt to that. Many are doing great, some are not. Pay is much lower than what is expected for an advanced role. Blue grew very rapidly, and many people quite honestly should not have been hired. Similar to adding grease to a bearing, at some point there is too much and the bearing begins to spend energy pushing sticky grease around. This is what it feels like to work at Blue right now, with some many people who are either underqualified for spaceflight or not used to working the demanding hours.

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