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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1K reviews

5.0

Dec 17, 2015

Great Company That Really Cares About Its Employees

Anonymous employee

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Pros

The company really cares about its employees! All of the extra touches from child care rooms, to being dog friendly, and having a van and truck that employees can borrow really go the extra mile!

Cons

The location is Kent is a toughy if you live anywhere other than kent or renton.

5.0

Dec 8, 2015

To space and back

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Collaborative, open communication, creative, and respectful environment. Fantastic perks e.g., bring your dog to work, free lunch on Tuesdays, and on site gym. You're challenged to come up with innovate solutions. Rapidly growing company.

Cons

Growing out of space. The closest Starbucks is a mile away.

5.0

Nov 16, 2015

Dream Job -- Making rockets with smart people

Aerospace engineer

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Blue Origin has a singular focus of learning how to build better launch and space vehicles. The company is comprised of very bright and passionate engineers (and a few astronauts) who are given a remarkable amount of autonomy to innovate and improve technologies and processes for designing and building reusable launch and space vehicles. The management structure is relatively flat so that the company feels like a small start-up even as it grows past 500 employees. Being located in the Seattle area is a huge plus -- the Pacific Northwest is an amazing place.

Cons

Long hours are the norm at Blue Origin, but that is largely self-imposed. Striking a balance between work and other interests is challenging, but that is mostly because the work is so interesting, challenging, and rewarding. We are continually challenged to find innovative means to achieve aggressive schedules. Even with many outside interests, I find my mind constantly drawn back to what I am working on at Blue -- in a good way.

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