Senior MEP Facilities Engineering Lead

BLUE ORIGIN; Huntsville (TN); On-site; USD 158,000 - 222,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401(k) with match

Education Support Program

Stock Options

Paid Time Off

Paid holidays

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a Senior Manager of MEP Facility Engineering to lead a multidisciplinary team of mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and process piping engineers. You will drive the design and health of facility systems across multiple locations, ensuring safety, code compliance, and cost effectiveness.

You will partner with operations, manufacturing, and program teams to align facility scope with objectives, manage budgets, and recruit top engineering talent.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or related engineering discipline.
• 10+ years of relevant engineering experience in facilities, building systems, or industrial MEP design.
• 3+ years of experience leading or managing engineering teams.
• Demonstrated technical breadth across two or more MEP disciplines (mechanical, electrical, plumbing, process piping).
• Experience managing distributed or multi-site teams.
• Strong understanding of applicable building codes, standards, and the design/construction lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and process piping engineers across multiple locations.
• Oversee design of new and modified facility systems (HVAC, electrical power, plumbing, process piping) ensuring safety, code compliance, constructibility, and cost-effectiveness.
• Monitor and improve health of existing systems; drive proactive maintenance and reliability initiatives.
• Establish engineering standards, design review gates, and quality processes for consistent deliverables across sites.
• Balance workloads and manage to budget and headcount to meet schedules.
• Partner with operations, manufacturing, and program teams to align scope with needs and milestones.
• Review and approve engineering deliverables; ensure licensure and signed/sealed requirements where applicable.
• Support capital planning, project scoping, and resource forecasting for facility expansion and modification.
• Recruit, hire, and onboard engineering talent to scale the team as needed.
• Travel between sites to support the team and assess projects in the field.

Skills

Leadership

MEP design

Distributed teams

Code compliance

Facility engineering

Education

Bachelor's in mechanical/electrical engineering

Tools

Revit

BIM

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking a Senior Manager of MEP Facility Engineering to lead a multidisciplinary team of mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and process piping engineers. You will drive the design and health of facility systems across multiple locations, ensuring safety, code compliance, and cost effectiveness.

You will partner with operations, manufacturing, and program teams to align facility scope with objectives, manage budgets, and recruit top engineering talent.