Is Blue Origin a good company to work for?

Blue Origin has an overall rating of 3.2 out of 5, based on over 1,391 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) , 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 135 reviews)); "Great people within your teams and teams you work for" ((in 122 reviews)); "Benefits are good." ((in 78 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 45 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 106 reviews)); "Incredibly toxic behaviors from senior leadership" ((in 75 reviews)); "terrible upper management (though that's changing)" ((in 44 reviews)); "Floor supervisors try but upper managers have no clue." ((in 32 reviews)); "Long hours are the norm" ((in 23 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

Blue Origin reviews

3.2

46% would recommend to a friend

(1,214 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 1,214 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

4.0

Aug 5, 2023

Very ambitious

Engineering manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You get to work on the most cutting edge aerospace technologies

Cons

No WFH for full time employees

3.0

Aug 3, 2023

New changes creating hardships

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Collaborative environment and exciting work. Job never gets old or dull and is actively changing. There is a lot of opportunity within the company, so you aren't stuck in one role or with one program.

Cons

They recently imposed a new rule that you MUST work out of the office, regardless of circumstance, hardship to your family and regardless of distance. My entire team is based out of a different region, not a single team member I work with is at my location but I am forced to come into the office 5 days a week. My daily commute is 3 hours now (1.5 hours to and from work), so my 8 hour work day now is 11 hours. I have a family that relies on me to care for them and now I have to try and figure out how to support their needs and not sacrifice my time as a parent. My job was proposed and accepted as a remote position but due to an office opening, now I am forced to change my whole life. This is causing significant challenges for myself and family but because "badge swiping" will occur, there is nothing that I can do. There are folks who have it worse and and now must travel hours in order to make it to the office. This type of mentality and un-caring for employee's well being is incredibly disappointing and disheartening.

3.0

Aug 2, 2023

n/a

Executive assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very exciting work being done.

Cons

Changes to your role and division are constant.

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