Is Blue Origin a good company to work for?

Blue Origin has an overall rating of 3.2 out of 5, based on over 1,393 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 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) , Systems Engineer (13)

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 136 reviews)); "Great people within your teams and teams you work for" ((in 123 reviews)); "Benefits are good." ((in 80 reviews)); "Most areas provide good work/life balance (especially if you take responsibility for setting those boundaries)." ((in 61 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 107 reviews)); "Incredibly toxic behaviors from senior leadership" ((in 76 reviews)); "terrible upper management (though that's changing)" ((in 42 reviews)); "Floor supervisors try but upper managers have no clue." ((in 34 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 , 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

46% would recommend to a friend

(1,216 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

Blue Origin has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 1,216 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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Reviews by job title

1K reviews

3.0

Nov 2, 2023

It was Ok

Process engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

They dont feed you so you can stay in shape.

Cons

The culture is very one track minded

5.0

Nov 1, 2023

Amazing company, benefits & mission

Integration engineering technician ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1. Almost 5 weeks of vacation 2. Great health insurance and benefits 3. Up to 5% match on 401k 4. Education reimbursement up to 40k 5. 8 weeks paid baby bonding time 6. Relocation assistance was awesome 7. Culture is good, needs some work but they actually strive to keep the positivity up. 8. Lots of events, sports, clubs and activities to get involved in. 9. On site gym that's really nice. 10. Coffee, snacks & drinks readily available for employees with a good selection. 11. Get to see rockets launch from base! 12. Awesome Christmas parties. 13. Electric vehicle charging stations.

Cons

1. Lack of work, but seems to be changing. 2. Over hired a lot of people, causes lack of work for a lot of people which causes good talent to leave. 3. Biggest complaint. Not paying employees for their experience consistently through the company upon initial hiring. Depending on the department you got hired in or the hiring manager, they can determine a lot on your initial offer amount. Be sure to counter offer!!! Can not stress this enough. But Blue does pay better than 99% of the companies out there regardless. 4. Parking, but that's also getting fixed. 5. Constant change. Whether that's management, moving your area to another building or using your experience elsewhere that doesn't have enough people. You'll have to be flexible!

5.0

Nov 1, 2023

Great place to work

Director, engineering

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

interesting work, flexible environment, great people

Cons

I don't have any cons

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