Manufacturing Engineering Intern applicants have rated the interview process at Blue Origin with 3.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 51.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Manufacturing Engineering Intern roles take an average of 21 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Blue Origin overall takes an average of 38 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Blue Origin as a Manufacturing Engineering Intern according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 33%
Presentation: 33%
Phone interview: 33%
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I applied through college or university. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Blue Origin (Kent, WA) in Oct 2024
Interview
Single round, including a presentation (20 minutes) and round of technical questions (20 minutes). Presentation consisted of a slide deck displaying your proudest technical project. Technicals included standardized questions specific to the discipline.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
You have a 4 inch diameter part that is 12 inches long and CNC lathe machined. There is currently difficulty holding the OD of the part. What can be done to more effectively manufacture the part?
I applied online. I interviewed at Blue Origin (Kent, WA) in Dec 2025
Interview
I applied to the Summer 2026 Manufacturing Engineering Intern - Undergraduate position on Sept 29th 2025 (only a couple of days before the application closed). I received an email from a recruiter with an Invitation to Interview on Nov 21st 2025. The email provided 3 dates with 17 total time slots available for interviews - all during the first week of Dec. It stated that interviews were filled on a first come, first serve basis. Shortly after I emailed my availability for an interview slot, I received an email confirming the interview and providing additional information.
The interview was broken into 2 parts: portfolio/project presentation with Q&A and technical/behavioral questions. The portfolio/project presentation was 10 mins followed by 5 mins of Q&A about the presentation. The rest of the interview was filled with the technical/behavioral questions.
The interview was via Teams and the interviewers would mute and unmute their mics to ask questions. I couldn't tell if I was making a good impression because of this and the atmosphere was very professional and strictly back and forth dialogue of "answer this question" and then "thanks for answering, moving onto the next question".
Interview questions [5]
Question 1
Why are you interested in working with Blue Origin?
You’re in charge of the manufacturing process for a valve. The valve has custom machined parts and purchased parts such as seals and fasteners. Your company is currently making 4 per month with 1 person dedicated to machining parts and 1 person dedicated to assembly. You’re tasked with taking the existing process and scaling it up to making 40 per month. What are some considerations that go through your head when you’re asked to scale up this process?
Currently, 4in diameter by 12in long parts are being machined on a CNC lathe. The machine shop is having difficulty holding the diameter that the drawing specifics. What can be done to improve the manufacturability of this part?