Civil Engineer: Launch Sites Development

BLUE ORIGIN; Miami (FL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with company match

Paid parental leave

Stock options for regular employees

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a Civil Design Oversight Engineer to lead design reviews for launch pads, acting as the sponsor's representative to external consultants, and providing on-site construction support. The role requires field presence, rapid decision-making, and collaboration across structural, mechanical, electrical, and fluids disciplines.

Ideal candidates will have a Civil Engineering degree, 3+ years of relevant experience, and readiness to travel to development sites, with the ability to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or related engineering discipline.
• 3+ years of professional experience in civil engineering design, design review, or construction engineering support (site development, grading, drainage, utilities).
• Proficiency in AutoCAD Civil 3D.
• Willingness to travel to current-development launch sites: frequent day trips and occasional longer stints.
• Strong communication: written, verbal, and the ability to explain complex concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Comfortable with rapidly changing roles in a high-paced environment.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.
• Ability to obtain and maintain government badges at Cape Canaveral SFS, KSC.
• Ability to perform hands-on field work in challenging conditions.

Responsibilities

• Own civil design oversight for launch pads currently in development and review design milestones for conformance to requirements.
• Act as the owner's rep to outside consultants; drive technical direction and resolve cross-discipline conflicts in real time.
• Provide engineering support during construction; walk the site, answer RFIs, and manage as-built discrepancies.
• Produce sketch-level and spot-check civil design in AutoCAD Civil 3D to support fast construction changes.
• Coordinate with structural, mechanical, electrical, and fluids teams to maintain a coherent multi-disciplinary design.
• Support permitting and regulatory work on active pads; SWPPP compliance and dewatering permit management.

Skills

AutoCAD Civil 3D

Strong communication

Field construction support

Ability to travel

Badge eligibility

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or related field

EIT or PE license (preferred)

Tools

Autodesk BIM 360

Navisworks

Revit

Job description

At Blue Origin, we envision millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. We're working to develop reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems within a culture of safety, collaboration, and inclusion. Join our team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight!

This role is part of Blue Origin Operations, which is comprised of Integrated Supply Chain, Test Operations, Safety, Quality, and Mission Assurance. This includes Manufacturing and Supply Chain support across all Blue Origin facilities.

Blue Origin is building the next generation of orbital launch infrastructure, and several of our launch pads are in active design and construction right now. This is a civil engineering role for someone who wants to sit on the owner's side of that work: driving designs to something we can actually build, catching cross-discipline conflicts before they hit the field, and being the person the design and constructions teams call when a question needs an answer today.

You’ll own civil design oversight and construction engineering support across launch pads currently in development. You’ll review deliverables, walk sites during construction, and resolve field questions real time.

This is not a design-shop seat, and it is not a construction-management seat. It's the seat between them, and it's the seat that decides whether the pad gets built to intent or gets built to the path of least resistance.

We're looking for someone who:

• Has been through a design cycle end to end
• Wants to be in the field when the field needs an answer
• Treats "we've always done it this way" as a starting point, not a stopping point

Key Responsibilities

• Own civil design oversight for launch pads currently in development. Review deliverables at every design milestone (schematic, design development, IFC) for conformance to program requirements, design intent, and construction reality
• Act as the owner's rep to outside consultants. Drive technical direction, hold consultants to schedule and scope, resolve cross-discipline conflicts in real time
• Provide engineering support during construction. Walk the site regularly, answer RFIs, resolve field conflicts, own the response when as-built reality diverges from the design intent
• Produce sketch-level and spot-check civil design in AutoCAD Civil 3D to support fast turns on tie-ins, redlines, feasibility studies, and small design changes
• Coordinate with adjacent disciplines (structural, mechanical, electrical, fluids) to keep the multi-disciplinary picture coherent through design and construction
• Support permitting and regulatory work on active pads: SWPPP compliance, dewatering permits, agency coordination during construction, response to permit conditions as they land in the field
• Help develop statements of work and technical scope for civil design and construction engineering activities
• Use BIM workflows to keep site and facility design coordinated across disciplines during design development and construction
• Identify project risks early, surface them, and drive them to closure

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or related engineering discipline
• 3+ years of professional experience in civil engineering design, design review, or construction engineering support (site development, grading, drainage, utilities)
• Proficiency in AutoCAD Civil 3D
• Willingness to travel to current-development launch sites: frequent day trips and the occasional longer stint
• Strong communication: written, verbal, and the kind where you have to talk a contractor off a bad decision without burning the relationship
• Comfortable rapidly changing roles and priorities in a high-paced, ambiguous environment
• Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident (current Green Card holder)
• Ability to obtain and maintain badging at government installations (Cape Canaveral SFS, KSC)
• Ability to perform hands-on field work in heat, cold, rain, tight quarters, or at heights

Preferred Qualifications

• EIT certificate or Professional Engineer (PE) license, or actively pursuing
• Experience with site development for aerospace, industrial, defense, or other heavy infrastructure projects
• Owner's-rep experience: sitting on the sponsor side of A/E design contracts, driving deliverables from schematic through IFC
• Construction engineering support experience: RFI response, field engineering, as-built reconciliation
• Working knowledge of adjacent disciplines (electrical, geotechnical, structural, surveying, piping) sufficient to spot when something doesn't add up at the interface
• BIM software (Autodesk BIM 360 / Construction Cloud, Navisworks, Revit) and/or Bluebeam fluency
• Hydraulic and hydrologic modeling (ICPR, WaterGEMS, or similar) sufficient to sanity-check consultant deliverables
• Background in coastal engineering or Florida-specific environmental regulations
• Familiarity with permitting and land-use coordination with government agencies (state, federal, military), particularly construction-phase compliance
• Experience with design-build project delivery and managing competitive bid processes
• Experience with project scoping, budgeting, and scheduling on active construction

Culture Statement

Don't meet all desired requirements? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single desired qualification. At Blue Origin, we are dedicated to building an authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every desired qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Export Control Regulations

Applicants for employment at Blue Origin must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e. current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Background Check

• Required for all positions: Blue's Standard Background Check
• Required for Certain Job Profiles: Defense Biometric Identification System (DBIDS) background check if at any time the role requires one to be on a military installation
• Required for Certain Job Profiles: Drivers who operate Commercial Motor Vehicles with a Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW), Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) or combination of power unit and trailer that meets or exceeds 10,001 lbs. and/or transports placardable amounts of hazardous materials by ground in any vehicle on a public road while in commerce, may be subject to additional Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations including: Driver Qualification Files, Medical Certification (obtained before onboarding), Road Test, Hours of Service, Drug and Alcohol Testing, vehicle inspection requirements, CDL requirements (if applicable) and hazardous materials transportation/shipping training.
• Required for certain Job Profiles: Ability to obtain and maintain Merchant Mariner Credential, which includes pre-employment and random drug testing as well as DOT physical

Benefits

• Benefits include: Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability, 401(k) with a company match of up to 5%, and an Education Support Program.
• Stock Options for all regular employees (working at least 20 hours/week)
• Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.
• Dependent on role type and job level, employees may be eligible for benefits and bonuses based on the company's intent to reward individual contributions and enable them to share in the company's results, or other factors at the company's sole discretion. Bonus amounts and eligibility are not guaranteed and subject to change and cancellation. Please check with your recruiter for more details.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Blue Origin is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and is committed to attracting, retaining, and developing a highly qualified and dedicated work force. Blue Origin hires and promotes people on the basis of their qualifications, performance, and abilities. We support the establishment and maintenance of a workplace that fosters trust, equality, and teamwork. We provide all qualified applicants for employment and employees with equal opportunities for hire, promotion, and other terms and conditions of employment, regardless of their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin/ethnicity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status, or any other status or characteristic protected by federal, state, and/or local law. Blue Origin will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws, including the Washington Fair Chance Act, the California Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles Fair Chance in Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws. For more information on "Know Your Rights", please see here.

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