Is Blue Origin a good company to work for?

Blue Origin has an overall rating of 3.2 out of 5, based on over 1,390 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 138 reviews)); "Great people within your teams and teams you work for" ((in 125 reviews)); "Benefits are good." ((in 70 reviews)); "Most areas provide good work/life balance (especially if you take responsibility for setting those boundaries)." ((in 55 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 45 reviews)); "Floor supervisors try but upper managers have no clue." ((in 34 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

Blue Origin reviews

3.2

46% would recommend to a friend

(1,213 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 1,213 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 14, 2025

Exciting work. Requires putting up with 1000 cuts

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Extremely passionate and kind people Compelling mission and contracts to back it up Exciting engineering challenges and competence to meet those challenges. Shout out Lunar carrying the torch

Cons

Blue spent a long time chasing perfection and is still learning not to. Lots of little things add up to major frustrations and schedule pressure prevents people from stopping and changing the little things. Good people leave b/c of the "1000 cuts". Stock options famously bad. If you are persistent and can look past these things Blue is a great place to work.

5.0

Aug 11, 2025

Excellent!

Manufacturing engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The workplace has a great atmosphere, the people are friendly, the work is intellectually stimulating and theres plenty of opportunity for continuous learning.

Cons

The snack variety in the kitchen could be improved.

4.0

Aug 11, 2025

Overall good experience

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work life balance. Good coworkers

Cons

No equity. Slowly turning into a traditional aerospace company

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