Is Blue Origin a good company to work for?

Blue Origin has an overall rating of 3.2 out of 5, based on over 1,373 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 1% over the last 12 months. 47% of employees would recommend working at Blue Origin to a friend and 41% 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 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Blue Origin. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Blue Origin?

47% 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, 2.9 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Blue Origin?

Engineer (75) , Integration Engineer (36) , Manufacturing Engineer (34) , Intern (32) , Mechanical Engineer (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 (12) , Systems Engineer (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 129 reviews)); "Great people within your teams and teams you work for" ((in 124 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 44 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 103 reviews)); "Incredibly toxic behaviors from senior leadership" ((in 74 reviews)); "terrible upper management (though that's changing)" ((in 44 reviews)); "Floor supervisors try but upper managers have no clue." ((in 34 reviews)); "Long hours are the norm" ((in 21 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 Blue Origin locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Van Horn , Cape Canaveral , Huntsville

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Blue Origin reviews

3.2

47% would recommend to a friend

(1,199 total reviews)

Dave Limp

34% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Career opportunities

3.1

Work/Life balance

2.9

Culture & values

2.2

Senior management

Blue Origin has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 1,199 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

4.0

Feb 7, 2016

Inspiring work

Senior aerospace engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

An inspiring place to work. We are making history and changing how people will live and work in space. Engineers are involved in all aspects of design, analysis, build, test, and operations. Most employees are easy to get along with; office politics exist but are less frustrating than at similar companies. Schedules can be flexible for handling family and other life obligations.

Cons

Pay is average at best. Engineer salary is based mostly on seniority and performance, but there are no bonuses. Health insurance is average. PTO is average. Parental leave is average for US employers (which is to say, not very good).

4.0

Jan 26, 2016

Intigration Engineer/ IPC Instructor

Integration engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great company that takes care of their employee's

Cons

It's predominantly a man's world at Blue Origin

5.0

Jan 24, 2016

A fantastic opportunity

Structures engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Blue Origin is a unique aerospace company with stable funding and a distinct lack of bureaucracy. It is still small enough that everyone's efforts have a direct impact on the vehicles we build and fly. It's a great place to be an engineer. There is a high concentration of talented people, and the culture is friendly.

Cons

We're still developing our business processes and systems. There is schedule pressure and a heavy workload to meet the challenges set by our owner and senior management. But, better that than boredom!

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