Dream Job -- Making rockets with smart people - Aerospace Engineer Blue Origin Employee Review

5.0
16 Nov 2015
Recommend
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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5.0
3 June 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good team to work with. No complaints.

Cons

No cons at this point.

1.0
5 June 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Free cheese and yogurt. Some people are nice others will make sure you fail

Cons

No equity unless you like monopoly money. No IPO for Blue ever and liquidity events are just bonus event. No work life balance. Toxic leadership who do not care about but will lie to you as long as you serve their own purpose. Everyone is looking, DO NOT come here!!! You will lose years of your life stressed out, frustrated and nothing but an average salary to show for. There are better places out there for space work

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