Blue Origin reviews

3.2

47% would recommend to a friend

(1,203 total reviews)

Dave Limp

34% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

Blue Origin has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 1,203 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
Nov 8, 2019

Just Getting Started

Recommend
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Pros

My career has lasted just a few years but I have had the opportunity to work with NASA, a heritage contractor, a university, and another newspace company, none of which can really hold a candle to Blue. This is by far the most interesting place I have worked. Regardless of what happens with NASA or SpaceX, Blue is working on several programs that are absolutely critical to the future of human spaceflight. Programs that I don't see other companies and organizations (including SpaceX) pursuing. Talking to my coworkers who have been here since the beginning of the company, it amazes me how much Blue has been able to reinvent itself over the years. I am confident that despite the current adversity, we will pull through.

Cons

Having infinite money from Jeff does not mean that we have infinite ability to solve our problems. The Kent facility is far past capacity. Right now trying to build BE-4 and New Glenn is like trying to run an auto factory with a high school machine shop. The system is highly stressed as are a lot of the people who work on it. That said, things should drastically improved once production activities are moved to Huntsville and the Cape. In addition to facilities, the company has a hard time with staffing. The recruiting process is excessively tedious compared to most other companies (multiple on site interviews) and there just isn't enough bandwidth to sift through the reems of applications.

5.0
Nov 4, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

I get to work on awesome problems with smart people. I feel like software developers are under good management that encourage engineer-ownership of products as well as a good work-life balance.

Cons

Top-tier developers will be able to find greater salary at Google, Amazon, Facebook, Apple, or Microsoft.

2.0
Nov 2, 2019

Mission lost in Bureaucracy

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Passion by those who put their boots on the ground and get stuff done. Great opportunity if management would get out of the way.

Cons

Corporate is sucking the life out of those who can make the difference.

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