Lead, Spaceflight Facilities Structural Design

Blue Origin; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 158,000 - 222,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) with match

Parental leave

Disability insurance

Education support

Stock options

Paid time off

Company holidays

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a Senior Manager of Facilities Design Structural Engineering to build and lead a team of structural engineers responsible for high-bay facilities, crane runways, and launch-site structures in a coastal Florida environment.

You will set design standards, review calculations, manage external consultants, and partner with civil, electrical, mechanical, and fire protection teams to deliver safe, compliant facilities on schedule across multiple projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil or Structural Engineering.
• Active Professional Engineer (PE) or Structural Engineer (SE) license in at least one U.S. state, with the ability to obtain Florida licensure.
• 12+ years of progressive structural engineering experience on industrial, manufacturing, infrastructure, or heavy commercial facilities.
• 5+ years of experience leading engineering teams, including direct people management (hiring, performance management, and development).
• Experience designing steel and concrete structures, foundations, and crane-supporting structures.
• Experience evaluating and retrofitting existing structures, including condition assessment and repair design.
• Working knowledge of IBC / Florida Building Code, ASCE 7, ACI 318, and AISC 360.
• Experience serving as engineer of record and producing sealed structural construction documents.
• Experience managing outside A/E consultants and multiple concurrent projects to schedule and budget.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to brief leadership, building officials, and contractors clearly.

Responsibilities

• Lead, hire, mentor, and develop a team of facility structural engineers and designers; set clear priorities, expectations, and career paths; and build a team culture of safety, ownership, and technical excellence.
• Own structural design for new buildings and expansions, including high-bay manufacturing and integration facilities, crane runways and supports, equipment foundations, platforms, pipe and utility supports, and launch-site structures.
• Own structural engineering for modifications to existing facilities, including load-path verification and strengthening for new cranes, equipment, tooling, and roof or floor loads.
• Own structural sustainment engineering for operating facilities: condition assessments, corrosion and concrete deterioration evaluation, repair designs, and engineering support to facilities maintenance and operations teams.
• Set structural design criteria, standards, and details, including wind and hurricane design for coastal Florida sites, crane and equipment loads, and corrosion-resistant detailing.
• Serve as, or assign and oversee, the structural engineer of record; review and approve calculations, drawings, specifications, and shop drawings for quality, code compliance, and constructability.
• Manage outside structural A/E consultants: define scope, review deliverables, and hold firms to schedule, quality, and budget.
• Plan and manage the team's workload, schedule, and budget across a portfolio of concurrent projects; forecast staffing and consultant needs; and upscale risks early.
• Coordinate with authorities having jurisdiction, including base and range requirements at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and Kennedy Space Center, on structural permitting and special inspections.
• Translate manufacturing, tooling, ground support equipment, and operations needs into structural requirements, and challenge requirements that add cost without adding safety or performance.
• Support construction and turnover: submittals, RFIs, field changes, and closeout; and capture lessons learned in standards.
• Lead engineering response to structural incidents and anomalies, including root cause and corrective action.

Skills

Structural design

Team leadership

IBC knowledge

PE/SE license

Foundations design

Coastal design

A/E management

Communication skills

Contractor coordination

Education

Bachelor in Civil/Structural Engineering

Florida licensure eligible

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking a Senior Manager of Facilities Design Structural Engineering to build and lead a team of structural engineers responsible for high-bay facilities, crane runways, and launch-site structures in a coastal Florida environment.

You will set design standards, review calculations, manage external consultants, and partner with civil, electrical, mechanical, and fire protection teams to deliver safe, compliant facilities on schedule across multiple projects.