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Position 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. This team designs new and modified facility systems and oversees the health and reliability of existing systems across multiple Blue Origin locations. The Senior Manager is responsible for the technical quality, execution, and professional growth of the team, partnering closely with operations, manufacturing, and program stakeholders to deliver facility infrastructure that enables Blue Origin's mission. This is a people-leadership role requiring the ability to manage and develop engineers who are distributed across several sites.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and process piping engineers distributed across multiple locations.
• Oversee the design of new and modified facility systems - including HVAC, electrical power and distribution, plumbing, and process piping - ensuring designs are safe, code-compliant, constructible, and cost-effective.
• Direct the ongoing monitoring and assessment of existing system health, driving proactive maintenance, reliability improvements, and timely resolution of deficiencies.
• Establish and enforce engineering standards, design review gates, and quality processes to ensure consistent, high-quality deliverables across all sites.
• Balance and prioritize workload across the team to meet project schedules and shifting program demands while managing to budget and headcount.
• Partner with operations, manufacturing, program management, and construction/integration teams to align facility engineering scope with customer needs and program milestones.
• Review and approve engineering deliverables; ensure appropriate involvement of licensed professional engineers (PEs) and adherence to signed-and-sealed requirements where applicable.
• Support capital planning, project scoping, and resource forecasting for facility expansion and modification efforts.
• Recruit, hire, and onboard engineering talent to scale the team in line with growing demand.
• Travel between sites as needed to support the team, engage stakeholders, and assess systems and projects in the field.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or related engineering discipline.
• 10+ years of relevant engineering experience, including 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.

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional Engineer (PE) license.
• Experience in aerospace, semiconductor, industrial, or other complex manufacturing/test environments.
• Experience with process piping systems and specialty fluids/gases.
• Familiarity with design tools such as Revit/BIM and common-data-environment workflows.
• Experience partnering with operations and manufacturing on facility turnover and commissioning.
• Track record of building and scaling in-house engineering capability.

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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.

Affirmative Action and Disability Accommodation

Applicants wishing to receive information on Blue Origin's Affirmative Action Plans, or applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in the application and/or interview process, please contact us atEEOCompliance@blueorigin.com. Please note this is a publicly managed inbox. Please do not include any personal medical information in your request.