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

Nov 14, 2023

Communication is poor... at best!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay is above average wage.

Cons

Lack of genuine communication and expectations.

4.0

Nov 8, 2023

Finding Its Way

Senior engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Best facilities, resources to perform you job, passionate and talented co-workers. Culture is improving. Good benefits and pay. Hardware is being produced, very rewarding. Blue appears to be hitting its stride.

Cons

No flextime, no 9/80 or 4/10 options.

5.0

Nov 3, 2023

Challenging and rewarding work building space infrastructure

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Awesome work and a lot of tangible achievements once we start launching again. Cool emerging tech on the horizon in an exponential growth industry. Employees are intelligent and happy to train one another. Cutting edge manufacturing technology and a lot of vertical integration. Roles for almost every engineering discipline. Lots of internal resources for information. More transparency throughout the org than other aerospace primes. Plenty of business resource groups and office events. Nice offices including snacks and espresso. Great pay and benefits. Well funded.

Cons

I see a lot of negative reviews and complaints on here. Almost everyone I work with and talk to in the company loves Blue. It seems the reviews are skewed because the few disgruntled employees are outspoken and content employees don't feel the need to air what's going on inside our (somewhat covert) company. I honestly don't have any cons. People work hard (especially certain programs), but we believe in our mission and work with purpose. For context I worked at other big aerospace/manufacturing firms prior to this.

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