I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Blue Origin (Kent, WA) in Feb 2026
Interview
Recruiter email (answer some basic questions about passions and why you want to work at Blue) > 30 min call with hiring manager (asked behavioral questions and some simple technical questions ) > final round panel interview with 5 45min 1 on ones. Very situational and Technical
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Beam bending shear and moment diagrams, what's the thickness of a sheet of paper, how strong is a 1/4" A286 fastener in tension, tell me about a time where you had to improve morale of your team, how do you check a FEM, how does a Lap splice work, what's the tensile load on a fastener on an L bracket (heel-toe), if you were a superhero what's your superpower, what's the ruler column buckling formula, what's the hoop stress equation, etc.
I applied online. I interviewed at Blue Origin in Feb 2026
Interview
30 minute call with recruiter going over experience, set up 4 hour virtual interview, Four 1 on 1 sessions.
Was told I would hear back "In a few days". Took 2 weeks to get back to me. Recruiter saw my resume with ~2.5 years work experience and decided for level II since the req was for any level. Was told that all 4 interviewers liked me but I didn't have enough experience for level II (3+ years) so they didn't give me an offer. Why even interview me and make me take the day off if you aren't willing the budge 6 months on total work experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Showed me random CAD drawing with lots of problems. Asked my thoughts on it and making it.
I applied through other source. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Blue Origin in Feb 2026
Interview
Applied through a referral. Had a screening with a recruiter, then a tech screen with the hiring manager and another senior engineer where they asked me a very basic coding question, then moved onto final rounds. Final round was 5 different interviews, 4 of which were behavioral - they really wanted to see their Leadership Values - and one of which was an AI-assisted Hackerrank. Specifically, they wanted to see me input high-level logic into the AI assistant.