Blue Origin, the rocket company formed by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, on Thursday announced plans to cut 10% of its workforce as it tries to regain ground against Elon Musk-owned rival SpaceX.

CEO Dave Limp told employees that the Kent-based company had grown significantly over the last years, creating “more bureaucracy and less focus than we needed.” 

In response, Limp continued, Blue Origin decided this year to cut roles in engineering, research and development, and program and project management, according to an email shared with employees Thursday morning and obtained by The Seattle Times. The changes also included “thinning out our layers of management.”

“Our primary focus in 2025 and beyond is to scale our manufacturing output and launch cadence with speed, decisiveness and efficiency for our customers,” Limp wrote to employees. It “became clear that the makeup of our organization must change to ensure our roles are best aligned with executing these priorities.”