Interesting work, leadership has lost sight of the vision - Engineering Manager Blue Origin Employee Review

3.0
Jun 5, 2020
Recommend
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Pros

Interesting engineering challenges. Great dynamics at the team level. Ample opportunities for exposure to other disciplines. Benefits are decent for Aerospace. High achievers can rise rapidly.

Cons

Transition from R&D house to sustainable business has difficult. Senior Management layers are almost entirely external hires who don't understand the culture that enabled early success. Becoming process driven to the point of paralysis for some business units. Values Big Tech talent but pays Big Aero salaries, making it very uncompetitive in the Seattle area. Management very very slow to react to concerning employee feedback on benefits, leadership, and work structure. Initial slow response to Covid crisis alienated a lot of people.

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5.0
Jun 3, 2026
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Pros

Good team to work with. No complaints.

Cons

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1.0
Jun 5, 2026
Recommend
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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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