Senior Manager, Facilities Design Structural Engineering

Blue Origin•Huntsville, FL

About The Position

Blue Origin’s Senior Manager of Facilities Design Structural Engineering will build and lead the team responsible for designing and sustaining structures supporting Blue Origin’s Florida operations. The team owns structural design for new buildings, expansions, modifications to existing facilities, and sustainment of buildings, foundations, and special structures used for manufacturing, processing, testing, and launch. The work includes high-bay facilities sized for large launch vehicles, heavy overhead cranes, foundations for test and processing equipment, and structures exposed to coastal corrosion and hurricanes near an active launch range. Existing facilities are frequently modified for new equipment and processes, requiring verified load paths. The manager is responsible for ensuring designs are correct, delivered efficiently, and that deterioration in operating facilities is identified and addressed early. This is both a people-leadership and hands-on technical role, including hiring and developing a high-performing team, establishing structural design standards, and reviewing important engineering work. The role partners with civil, electrical, mechanical, and fire protection design leads; construction and project management; tooling and ground support equipment teams; and facilities maintenance and operations.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Civil or Structural Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
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 such as hiring, performance management, and employee 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, including the ability to brief leadership, building officials, and contractors clearly.
Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and strengthen a culture of inclusion.
Must be able to pass a U.S. Air Force / Space Force background check for base access at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
Must be available to work extended hours as needed to support critical construction, operations, and program milestones.
Willingness to travel to other Blue Origin sites, agencies, vendors, and contractors as required; travel is occasional, approximately 10%.

Nice To Haves

Structural Engineer (SE) license.
Active Florida PE license.
Master's degree in Structural Engineering or a related field.
Experience with high-wind and hurricane design and corrosion-resistant design in coastal environments.
Experience with heavy overhead crane systems, large-span high-bay structures, or vibration-sensitive equipment foundations.
Experience with blast, overpressure, or other special-hazard structural design, and with launch, test stand, or propellant facility structures.
Experience on federal installations or with NASA, U.S. Space Force, or USACE design review processes.
Experience with structural sustainment or asset management programs for operating facilities.
Experience establishing or scaling an in-house engineering team or design standards.

Responsibilities

Lead, hire, mentor, and develop a team of facility structural engineers and designers; set priorities, expectations, and career paths; and foster a 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, including condition assessments, corrosion and concrete deterioration evaluation, repair designs, and engineering support for facilities maintenance and operations.
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 by defining scope, reviewing deliverables, and holding firms accountable for schedule, quality, and budget.
Plan and manage team workload, schedule, and budget across concurrent projects; forecast staffing and consultant needs; and escalate risks early.
Coordinate with authorities having jurisdiction, including base and range requirements at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and Kennedy Space Center, regarding structural permitting and special inspections.
Translate manufacturing, tooling, ground support equipment, and operations needs into structural requirements, and challenge requirements that add cost without improving safety or performance.
Support construction and turnover through submittals, RFIs, field changes, and closeout, and capture lessons learned in standards.
Lead engineering response to structural incidents and anomalies, including root cause analysis and corrective action.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
Basic and supplemental life insurance.
Paid parental leave.
Short- and long-term disability.
401(k) with company match of up to 5%.
Education Support Program.
Stock options for regular employees working at least 20 hours per week.
Paid time off of up to four weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours.
Up to 14 company-paid holidays.
Depending on role type and job level, employees may be eligible for benefits and bonuses based on company discretion; amounts and eligibility are not guaranteed.