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. 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) , 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 134 reviews)); "Great people within your teams and teams you work for" ((in 125 reviews)); "Benefits are good." ((in 77 reviews)); "Most areas provide good work/life balance (especially if you take responsibility for setting those boundaries)." ((in 58 reviews)); "Blue has a great culture overall." ((in 50 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 108 reviews)); "Incredibly toxic behaviors from senior leadership" ((in 77 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 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

48% would recommend to a friend

(344 total reviews)

Dave Limp

34% 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

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344 reviews

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3.0

Feb 15, 2025

Concerning Decision Making

Manufacturing planner ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

• Work-Life Balance • Good Pay • Freedom of Growth

Cons

• Indecisive upper Management • “Good old boys club” Lower management • Evident Deception leading to poor decision making. • Reactive decision making rather than pro-active.

1.0

Feb 11, 2025

Run, don't walk SpaceX treat their people better!

Sr specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fantastic people that are very smart and talented

Cons

Management that is trying to make Blue a fulfillment center instead of a rocket company. They lay people off under the guise of 'performance' and then distribute the work on the rest of the team so is already under water. They just fire people for performance without employees ever knowing that they did not meet the managers expectation. No PIP's just fire out of nowhere. It is all about the rate and numbers now, People are just numbers and used as peons they may even slap a barcode on the employees soon to scan them. The morale is so low but management doesn't care at all. A new leadership principle was implemented last year that says Hire and develop the best. Blue does hire the best but has never done any development and then management is shocked when people leave because there is no development.

5.0

Feb 10, 2025

Space is fun

Senior mechanical engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The pay is really good

Cons

It's a high pressure environment

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