Is Blue Origin a good company to work for?

Blue Origin has an overall rating of 3.2 out of 5, based on over 1,385 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 1% over the last 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 2% 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?

"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 128 reviews)); "Benefits are good." ((in 81 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 47 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 104 reviews)); "Incredibly toxic behaviors from senior leadership" ((in 78 reviews)); "terrible upper management (though that's changing)" ((in 44 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 , New York , Austin , Longmont , Atlanta , 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

(1,210 total reviews)

Dave Limp

35% 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 1,210 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

Feb 16, 2021

Poor management. Lack of diversity. No leadership

Avionics engineer

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CEO approval

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Pros

See all the rockets and equipment onsite

Cons

There were a lot of free spirit, excitement, progressive working culture on the surface. In reality, you see the toxic cultures filled with ego, political games, two-faced managers, dishonesty. Manager(s) will put on a nice front, project fairness, but won't hesitate to throw you under the bus and push you aside, the instance he sees someone else that he likes to replace you.

4.0

Feb 10, 2021

Good, Getting Better

Software engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Good pay, benefits, PTO - Very good people and culture for the most part (depends on the team) - Good work-life balance if you want it. There are sometimes long hours around big deadlines, but it isn't expected most of the time. - Cool projects and work - Opportunity to get good experience as a new-grad/early-career engineering hire. People don't care who you are or how much experience you have so long as you can do the work.

Cons

- Upper management - Too few people spread across too many projects - Lots of technical debt left over from when the company was just a few hundred people. - Fairly high attrition of people who have been at the company for a long time, so lots of new people who are just trying to get their bearings. - Management pretends it's running a lean New Space startup while cargo-culting Old Space processes without understanding what they're actually for. I think Blue will do great things in the next few years, but right now it's still figuring out how to be a Big Aerospace Company.

5.0

Feb 10, 2021

Requires a Bias for Action

Software engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

At Blue you're given a lot of responsibility. This isn't a place where you're assigned clear cut tasks. It's more like "Solve this problem". You have a lot of control. You can choose your tools and your software stack. It's up to you to step up to the plate. This is a great environment if you want to be a leader. It's a poor environment if you want to just be told what to do.

Cons

Can be stressful sometimes. Scheduling is poor. Lack of product managers and project managers. You have to wear a lot of hats.

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