Great company, making great progress. Consdider working here if you have other aerospace experience. - Engineer Blue Origin Employee Review

3.0
24 Jun 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Always growing, no matter what happens. Jeff will always pour money into Blue. Lots of incredible projects happening all at once. If you are a good engineer, you can spend an entire career here and progress far faster than in other organizations.

Cons

New culture shift means working very long hours. Many Blue engineers and staff didn't adapt to that. Many are doing great, some are not. Pay is much lower than what is expected for an advanced role. Blue grew very rapidly, and many people quite honestly should not have been hired. Similar to adding grease to a bearing, at some point there is too much and the bearing begins to spend energy pushing sticky grease around. This is what it feels like to work at Blue right now, with some many people who are either underqualified for spaceflight or not used to working the demanding hours.

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5.0
23 Jun 2026
Anonymous intern
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

nice people to work with

Cons

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2.0
19 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

4 weeks of PTO, good benefits, free drinks and snacks available at all locations.

Cons

Leadership is inconsistent and often incompetent, company is very segmentalized and each group operates to different goals and schedules, poor communication with other parts of the company and with leadership. There is an overarching Yes-men mentality amongst leadership, and they often are just aiming to not be the group to be to blame for delays or failures. Personal growth is limited and widely ranges between different groups, there are areas where people see regular raises and promotions, while the majority seems to be told there are freezes or that they will be put in for next cycle. Pay has fallen behind, in the past they used to pay well and above the industry standard, but have not kept pace. Hours can be very long, again dependent on your group, some people may enjoy things like work from home or flexible schedules, but the majority are asked to work long hours and even support roles that could be remote are forced to be on site, despite a lack of space for the number of employees. I moved desks locations and buildings 6 times in 3 years. Re-orgs happen every 6 months, and create significant instability within the company, but rarely bring positive improvements. Good talent is not rewarded, and leaving quickly.

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