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Has anyone ever been transferred to a new department and after a few days on the job been sent for a physical exam...and at your own expense?

i got inspired by the terawave but could not figure out the capacity of each LEO sat - so i made a simualtion to play with the bandwidth, reach and congestion to see how many parallell connecton would be needed on each LEO sat in orderr to get this constalation to operate.

try it here: Orbital Link Explorer — LEO/MEO Route Simulation

let me know if you like to play with any other parameters? I was thinking about adjusting for broken sats or bad yield in deployment - or adjusted directions since that will greatly affect the coverage over congested areas.

let me know what you think?

Currently interested in the above-mentioned program. Just wanted some insight on some of the following-

Stability - how stable is this program in terms of remaining feasible/viable for the foreseeable future? Some people say roles on this program will remain “safe” while many are saying lay-offs may be inevitable in the near term.

FL Lunar Plant 1 Vibe Check - How is the facility? Within main Rocket Park campus? Older building or newer/modern? Amenities? Cafeteria? Gym? Anything exciting here?

9/80 or 4/10 an option? Most space coast companies have either/both of these.

Team Spirit - Good synergies within this program? Is open communication encouraged? Or groups are more silo’d?

Bonuses/Long-Term Equity: Heard that bonuses may be going away next year. True? And is new stock option roll-out truly not worth much as people are saying?

Any and all feedback (even apart from what I may have asked) is appreciated. Be brutally honest.

NASA will provide an update on its plans to return American astronauts to the surface of the Moon by 2028 at 2 p.m. EDT, Friday, Oct. 23, at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida: https://www.nasa.gov/live

Participants in the briefing include:

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman
NASA Associate Administrator Amit Kshatriya
Jeremy Parsons, NASA’s Artemis program manager

The update will include details about NASA’s Artemis III mission that will send four astronauts to low Earth orbit next year to test critical systems needed for future lunar landings, and how plans to return American astronauts to the Moon by 2028 are progressing.

U.S. media interested in attending in person must apply online by 12 p.m., Friday, Oct. 16. To ask questions remotely, media must request the dial-in number from the Kennedy newsroom no later than one hour prior to the start of the update by emailing: [ksc-newsroom@mail.nasa.gov](mailto:ksc-newsroom@mail.nasa.gov). NASA’s media accreditation policy is online. 

As part of a Golden Age of innovation and exploration, NASA will send Artemis astronauts on increasingly difficult missions near the lunar South Pole to explore more of the Moon than ever before. In addition to providing economic benefits and advancing scientific discovery through its Moon missions, NASA will establish an enduring human presence on the lunar surface and build on the agency’s foundation for the first crewed mission to Mars.

Learn more about Artemis: https://www.nasa.gov/artemis

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How has your experience been with recruiters, interviewers, hiring managers? I’ve dealt with a few on 3 different job reqs and they all seem to be very rude and appalled that you would even apply to blue, like they’re too good to speak with anyone non aerospace background (which most of them don’t, before they joined Blue) I’m already inclined, but they seem to be having a hard time finding me a role and going to next steps of an offer. Just my experience, wondering how everyone else’s experience has been?

Looking at a job at Blue Origin in Florida and I currently live in the space coast but am 55 miles from the site. What is the policy for relocation? Sr level engineer position if it matters

I’m thinking about joining Blue Origin, but I want to know more about the work culture, potential layoffs, and how well they compensate E2 to E3 engineers in quality department. I am not hearing many good things about blue so I just wanna make sure I am making good decision before I jump the ship.

Hi folks, I’m currently an undergrad senior in mechanical engineering applying for early career/L1 roles.

I applied to two of the early career program roles about two weeks ago. I was wondering what the timeline of hearing back from these applications looks like, as I’ve heard that if you have a good shot you’d hear back in ~2-3 weeks. Anyone who has applied/gotten an offer for the early career program, how did the process go for you?

Any insight or advice is appreciated! Thank you!

I've worked defense contractors mostly and they follow national law because of that. I'm moving to Blue and curious what their policy is. I deal with chronic pain and would like to have the freedom to try CBD or something stronger to see if it helps. I know CBD is supposed to not have THC but it's not well regulated so security warned against it.

Thanks!

Long story short, I was RIF'ed at 3 months shy of 3 years, so I didn't get my 401K match. I reapplied, and have an interview set up. Assuming I get the job, will my 3 years for 401k match requirement reset, or pick up from my last time there?

This is a very broad survey for investors, engineers, and fans. It covers the current players, their aims, and most importantly their relationships. Blue Origin and Amazon Leo are early, prominent, and referred back to throughout. Enjoy!

Any insight on the job? Day to day operations? Not much out there on salary and career progression.

Quick question. Has anyone negotiated salary and was successful? 1:1 interview coming up for A&I technician. I have 6 years relevant work history.

There's rumors around space twitter that Blue isn't even selling commercial launch slots on NG anymore. That it'll basically all be reserved for TeraWave, what's sold for Amazon LEO, and then Artemis/gov things.

From a purely financial standpoint, if their own constellation is making way more money than launches themselves, it makes sense. especially if they "someday" IPO. Though it does mean the US launch market is screwed for anyone without their own rockets until Terran R comes online and (someday) Neutron.

Thoughts?

Was just told that I got the offer! They said they’ll send the formal letter on Monday, what should I expect in terms of comp? Base, Sign-on bonus?

Edit: WA location

Edit: Official posting said $87,816.00 - $122,942.40

My recruiter reached out to schedule a call tomorrow and we just wrapped up the final panel interview this week. But it was not an email offer, does blue origin do rejection calls as well?

Edit: panel interview was Monday

EDIT: Got the verbal offer!

I’m coming from defense contractor companies like LM, NG, GA etc. and this is the first time I’ve interviewed in this format. I’ve done panel interviews with different functional leads before like PMs and managers of other departments but what should I expect going into this loop interview? I understand there’s a bar raiser and potential peers and other managers

The job description also seems to be different than the type of work I’m used to but I was recommended this role by a recruiter and passed the hiring manager interview. Any general advice going into this?

I am interviewing soon for mechanical & structural engr internship, but it seems like they give out lots of interviews - what are my chances looking like?
Also, any specific examples of technical questions they often give?
General advice?