Director - MEP Facility Engineering

Blue Origin LLC; United States; On-site; USD 188,000 - 263,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Origin seeks a Director of MEP Facility Engineering to lead mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and process piping design across multiple sites. You will set technical direction, build capability, manage budget and headcount, and partner with operations and manufacturing leaders to deliver reliable facility infrastructure.

You will lead a geographically distributed team, shape enterprise standards, and drive design reviews, commissioning, and turnover while ensuring safety, code compliance,

Qualifications

• Experience leading large, distributed, multi-site engineering organizations.
• Experience owning organizational budget and headcount.
• Strong command of building codes, standards, and lifecycle processes.

Responsibilities

• Set vision, strategy, and technical direction for the MEP engineering organization across multiple disciplines.
• Lead through managers and senior engineers; develop management talent and multi-site structure.
• Oversee design of new/modified facility systems and health of existing systems.
• Manage budget, headcount, and capital planning; align with enterprise priorities.

Skills

Leadership experience

Distributed teams

Budget ownership

Management of managers

MEP breadth

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or related engineering discipline

Professional Engineer (PE) license

MBA or Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

Revit/BIM

Job description

Application close date: Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed. 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 corporate functions, providing centralized support across Blue Origin business unit teams, functions, and locations.

Position Summary

Blue Origin is seeking a Director of MEP Facility Engineering to lead the mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and process piping engineering organization. Leading through subordinate managers and senior engineers, the Director of MEP Facility Engineering owns the strategy, execution, and long-term capability of a multidisciplinary team that designs new and modified facility systems and safeguards the health and reliability of existing systems across multiple Blue Origin locations. This is a senior leadership role responsible for setting technical direction, building organizational capacity, managing budget and headcount, and partnering with senior operations, manufacturing, and program leaders to deliver the facility infrastructure that enables Blue Origin's mission. The Director leads a geographically distributed organization and is accountable for its performance, growth, and culture.

Key Responsibilities

Set the vision, strategy, and technical direction for the MEP engineering organization spanning mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and process piping disciplines. Lead through subordinate managers and senior engineers; develop management talent and build a durable, multi-site organizational structure that scales with demand. Own the design of new and modified facility systems and the oversight of existing system health, ensuring safe, code-compliant, reliable, and cost-effective outcomes across all sites. Establish enterprise engineering standards, design-review gates, and quality and reliability programs, and drive their consistent adoption across locations. Own the organization's budget, headcount, and capital planning; forecast resources and make investment decisions that balance near-term execution with long-term strategy. Serve as the senior engineering partner to operations, manufacturing, program management, and construction/integration leadership, aligning facility scope with enterprise priorities and resolving cross-organizational conflicts. Ensure appropriate involvement of licensed professional engineers (PEs) and adherence to signed-and-sealed and regulatory requirements across the portfolio. Champion facility turnover, commissioning, and reliability processes that ensure systems are delivered and sustained to a high standard. Build and scale the organization - attracting, hiring, and retaining top engineering and management talent, and developing the in-house design capability. Represent facility engineering in executive-level reviews and travel between sites as needed to engage stakeholders, support teams, and assess systems in the field.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or related engineering discipline. 15+ years of relevant engineering experience, including significant experience in facilities, building systems, or industrial MEP design. 7+ years of engineering leadership experience, including managing managers or leading teams through subordinate leaders. Demonstrated technical breadth across multiple MEP disciplines (mechanical, electrical, plumbing, process piping). Proven success leading large, distributed, multi-site engineering organizations. Experience owning organizational budget, headcount, and capital planning. Strong command of applicable building codes, standards, and the full design/construction/commissioning lifecycle.

Preferred Qualifications

Professional Engineer (PE) license. Master's degree in engineering or an MBA. Experience in aerospace, semiconductor, industrial, or other complex manufacturing/test environments. Experience with process piping systems and specialty fluids/gases. Track record of building, transforming, and scaling in-house engineering organizations. Experience partnering at the executive level with operations and manufacturing on facility strategy, turnover, and commissioning. Familiarity with design tools such as Revit/BIM and common-data-environment workflows.

Base Pay Range for:

WA applicants is $187,923.00 - $263,092.20 Other site ranges may differ

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

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.

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