Is Blue Origin a good company to work for?

Blue Origin has an overall rating of 3.2 out of 5, based on over 1,385 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?

"Great people within your teams and teams you work for" ((in 129 reviews)); "Pay is good if you're all about getting your soul sucked dry and not having a family life." ((in 128 reviews)); "Benefits are good." ((in 81 reviews)); "Most areas provide good work/life balance (especially if you take responsibility for setting those boundaries)." ((in 60 reviews)); "Blue has a great culture overall." ((in 47 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 104 reviews)); "Incredibly toxic behaviors from senior leadership" ((in 78 reviews)); "terrible upper management (though that's changing)" ((in 44 reviews)); "Floor supervisors try but upper managers have no clue." ((in 35 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 , New York , Austin , Longmont , Atlanta , 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

(1,210 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 1,210 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

2.0

Apr 27, 2022

Six thousand employee startup

Mechanical engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay and benefits, cool concept art

Cons

Company is a mess on the inside. Program goals are constantly changing. Major architecture changes are passed along by word of mouth, and the management structure is a spaghetti ball. You’ll frequently hear people say “I have no idea what *that person* does here”. Expect to see the cart (design) miles in front of the horse (requirements/systems engineering). My first six months I was tasked to work hardware that had no requirement to be on the vehicle.

1.0

Apr 24, 2022

Look Elsewhere

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It will be a positive point on your resume. If you are a middle manager/executive your pay/benefits will vastly outstrip other employees.

Cons

Pay and benefits are below average for the region. Senior leadership has embedded themselves and fights change, and quickly disposes of anyone who challenges the wildly inefficient processes. The company lacks an overall culture as most resources are poured into the whims of management, leaving a stark divide in salaries. Middle managers (most of whom have no direct contact or backgrounds in the work they oversee) are in a near constant rush to complete mountains of work. This management "culture" consists of endless meetings upon meetings, in which individuals are as quick to claim credit as they are to cast blame and shame on one another. This filters down to frontline employees, who then take the brunt of their colleague's frustrations, and perpetuating a revolving door of hiring and firing.

4.0

Apr 22, 2022

Very capable and driven people, broken business processes

Manufacturing engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Big projects, large scope of ownership, very capable and driven people working here. Really a great set of people to work along side with

Cons

Upper leadership does not have a good view of the real challenges the people on the ground face. Broken and overly heavy business processes.

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