r/BlueOrigin • u/Space_Bourbon • 7d ago
Any info on space coast job
Wondering if anyone has any useful insight into this position out of the space coast.
What is salary range? It is only posted for CO and CA.
What is work life balance like?
Ability to work remote?
Any other insight would be greatly appreciated!!
https://blueorigin.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/BlueOrigin/job/Mission-Operations-Engineer_R47752
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u/warhedz24hedz1 6d ago
Traditionally, FL is about 20% lower pay than WA or CA. You can look for similar jobs in those locations as they post the salary's by law in those states then do the math. Not a blue specific thing but a large cross country business thing. They go off cost of labor not cost of living, it's dumb.
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u/ProjectWheee 7d ago
I would not expect work life balance.
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u/Space_Bourbon 6d ago
Do you work there and know work life balance is bad?
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u/Stunning-End2270 6d ago
I work here at Rocket Park. And I will tell you you can work as much as you want as long as you have something to do. But there’s a lot of people that only work 40-50 hrs a week. They ask for volunteers for weekends and if someone doesn’t want to work they don’t give them a hard time. I on the other hand work every weekend I can. I like the money. As for pay we are on the lower end of the pay scale because it used to be cheaper to live here in Florida. But now we are seeing that the cost of living is getting closer to Washington state. There has been rumors they are going to try and get us on par with Huntsville and Kent. But those are rumors that have been flying around for at least a year. I don’t know if it’ll happen but if I was a gambling man I would guess that it’ll happen around the end of year review process. If it doesn’t happen then it’s not going to happen. But we still get paid better than everyone else in this area. They are very guarded on the pay scale but if you are in the process of getting hired you have a right to ask for the pay scale before excepting any offer. It’s the law they have to provide it if asked for it. After you except an offer I don’t think they have to. From what I know of the pay scales they are wide open. Level 2’s can make more then a level 4 can. But I seriously doubt any level 2 is making more than a Sr at this point in the game. As for remote workers that’s not going to happen unless you are the elite top 1% maybe. They made a couple guys choose between coming down here full time or finding another job because they were remote 2 weeks and then working onsite 2 weeks. They were top tier performers. Neither one wanted to live in Florida due to personal reasons so one quit and the other transferred to another site that he liked better. Overall Blue isn’t a bad place to work. It was a little cliquish a year ago but we have grown so much those got busted up pretty quick.
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u/Space_Bourbon 6d ago
Gotcha, this is very helpful!
I am coming from a position I really enjoy, with 2 day a week remote. So for me to move, it would have to be only for the money. So looking for a 50% ish raise. Though, even then, i would have to think hard if its worth the lack of remote work especially since my commute would be about an hour.
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u/Drew7823 5d ago
Correct me if I am mistaken, but all other sites besides CO and WA are paid less. CO I think is paid a tad less than WA, but alot of this just has to do with cost of living I suppose!
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u/NewCharlieTaylor 7d ago
Rocket Park has a lot of long days ahead as they optimize the stage build process. My guess is that it's the least ordered of all of Blue's houses. Also, if you're moving to the area, I've heard Titusville is a great place to get shot.
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u/justanotherengineerr 5d ago
Salary range is typically within 10% of CO, which is to be expected as the price of living is about 10% cheaper. That being said, 10% is well within negotiating.
If you're on New Glenn, expect to work at least 10hrs of unpaid OT a week. Can't speak to other orgs, though I've heard Lunar is going to go in that direction this year.
"You can work from home...on Saturdays and Sundays"
Culturally, Blue has gone from "we're going to treat you better than SpaceX" to "were going to treat you worse than SpaceX and you don't get RSUs, but your base salary will be a bit higher"
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u/Big_Report_4025 5d ago
Blue is horrible now. I would not consider working here if I were you.
Everyone who can get out is leaving now.
Management has destroyed the workplace culture and replaced it with something from a sweat shop. The same folks who brought you Amazon warehouse workers using Gatorade bottles for restrooms.
Instead of lowering the cost of spaceflight with clever engineering, they are attempting to squeeze the employees and burn them out on a 2-3 year cycle.
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u/okiguesss0 7d ago
You should assume it's the same salary in Florida as posted for Co or Wa. During negotiation, they will try to argue that cost of living is lower in Florida, but it's actually not because you have to live out in bfe Brevard county which has nothing going for it except Viera, which is expensive. You have to drive to Orlando to do anything fun, which is also expensive.
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u/Jch0101 6d ago
I wouldn't listen to these other comments. Do not expect the same salary as Colorado or Washington. These locations pay more. And it depends on the group, but I've had five managers in two years (one of the down sides) and they've been very accommodating with work life balance. The chances of remote work are slim to none, unless they don't have a desk for you. If you are able to get a desk, the expectation is work from work 5 days a week. It will be busy IF you stay on new Glenn, but that could change in 6 months depending on what happens