Is Blue Origin a good company to work for?

Blue Origin has an overall rating of 3.2 out of 5, based on over 1,386 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 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 139 reviews)); "Great people within your teams and teams you work for" ((in 116 reviews)); "Benefits are good." ((in 80 reviews)); "Most areas provide good work/life balance (especially if you take responsibility for setting those boundaries)." ((in 57 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 102 reviews)); "Incredibly toxic behaviors from senior leadership" ((in 75 reviews)); "terrible upper management (though that's changing)" ((in 43 reviews)); "Floor supervisors try but upper managers have no clue." ((in 33 reviews)); "Long hours are the norm" ((in 26 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

(1,211 total reviews)

Dave Limp

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 1,211 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

3.0

Jun 28, 2021

Needs direction and real leadership

Manufacturing engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Team is amazing and goals are admirable. Pay is good.

Cons

Top heavy Lost direction Inability to assign roles and responsibilities properly

3.0

Jun 18, 2021

Some Bad, Some Good

Product manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The work is super compelling and the space industry is exciting and constantly evolving. It's fun to keep up. There are so many facets to this business, you can't help but gain interesting and critical knowledge and dig into and solve problems and puzzles every day. The team I work on is dynamic, smart AF, and fun to be around. The organizations we work with are filled with people who educate, and have legit business needs. Our focus on mission assurance, quality, and safety is always forefront, so there's really no confusion around what I'm contributing to.

Cons

The company has growing pains and when we're hiring like crazy and spinning up new people and new organizations it can get exhausting. We try on different processes, fail and move on to the next flavor. We don't have enough people to do the amount of work expected. Upper leadership is sometimes very disconnected and I don't feel heard by those levels. My group is losing the "take your dog to work" benefit, so I'm not thrilled about that. Change is hard sometimes and I don't really consider myself change-averse, but some concrete, empowering leadership would be welcome. All this said, there is a really high attrition rate, and that's hard on the rest of us.

2.0

Jan 4, 2021

Average Work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Career opportunities Growth advancement Competitive salary Schedule flexibility

Cons

Systems No bonuses PTO changed from front load to accrual

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