Senior Civil Design Engineer

About this role

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 the Blue Origin Engines business unit, where our focus is the design, development, manufacturing, and testing of engines and propulsion systems. Built for multiple uses, our family of engines is powering the next generation of rockets for commercial, civil, national security, and human spaceflight.

As the Senior Civil Design Engineer on a small, high-performing structural design team, you will serve as the team's civil design lead — owning the most complex facility and infrastructure work and providing the senior technical voice on civil-structural design, analysis, and construction decisions. You will design, analyze, and see through construction of the buildings, foundations, and site infrastructure that house our test hardware and operational equipment, working directly with end users, geotechnical partners, and construction contractors to deliver robust technical solutions.

Our team is the backbone of operational infrastructure for the program. We design essential support hardware and the facilities that house it — including test stands, buildings, personnel platforms, foundations, equipment pads, and site improvements. On the civil side, we routinely design and analyze steel-framed structures and reinforced concrete elements to industry codes (AISC-360, ACI 318, ASCE-7, IBC) and coordinate with geotechnical, mechanical, electrical, and process engineers to deliver integrated facility solutions.

In this role, you'll own the full design cycle with no oversight — from initial concept and programming through detailed design, permitting support, and construction oversight. You'll be the internal design authority for the civil-structural work our team owns: setting the technical direction, coordinating with external design firms and specialist consultants, and partnering with general contractors and inspectors to ensure the design is built as intended. You'll also collaborate closely with our structural design engineers who deliver the operational hardware installed within those facilities.

We're looking for a licensed civil or structural engineer with deep design experience, strong technical judgment, and a hands-on doer mindset — someone comfortable both in the office and on the jobsite. If you enjoy owning civil-structural design from clean sheet through construction and being the senior technical voice on your team's facility work, this position offers the right blend of design leadership and construction interface.

Special Mentions • Relocation provided • Travel expected up to 20% of the time • Interviews will include a technical assessment

Responsibilities include but are not limited to: • Own end-to-end design of the most complex buildings, foundations, and site infrastructure supporting program operations • Serve as internal design authority for the team's civil-structural work — setting technical direction, defending design decisions to leadership and stakeholders, and ensuring quality across deliverables • Create detailed structural drawings and calculations to industry standards (AISC-360, ACI 318, ASCE-7, IBC, IEBC as applicable) • Perform advanced structural analysis using structural design software and hand-calculation methods; author analysis reports documenting load combinations, demand-to-capacity ratios, and code compliance • Coordinate with geotechnical, mechanical, electrical, and process engineers to integrate structural, foundation, and service requirements • Manage relationships with external design firms, specialist consultants, and general contractors — reviewing calculations, drawings, and specifications, holding them to the team's technical standards, and resolving issues during design and construction • Interface with local building officials and permitting authorities to support permit approvals and address permit review comments • Develop specifications, Requests for Proposal (RFPs), and technical scope for construction contractors; lead contractor selection and pre-construction meetings • Provide construction support — Requests for Information (RFIs), submittal reviews, site visits, punch list closeout, and construction observation • Serve as the team's technical resource for civil-structural questions, trade studies, and cross-discipline coordination decisions • Mentor less-experienced engineers through informal technical guidance and design reviews • Provide schedule, hours, and budget input to leadership; inform program-level technical risk and trade decisions

Minimum Qualifications • B.S. degree in civil or structural engineering (or related discipline) from an ABET-accredited institution • Professional Engineer (PE) license in Civil or Structural engineering — issued in any U.S. state or territory • Minimum 7 years of experience designing and delivering structural or civil infrastructure through the full project life cycle • Demonstrated ability to own complex designs from concept through construction with no oversight • Demonstrated technical leadership — reviewing designs and analyses, setting standards, and raising the technical bar • Advanced experience with structural design software and hand-calculation methods • Strong drawing and modeling proficiency • Deep design and analysis experience with steel-framed buildings and reinforced concrete structures • Strong working knowledge of industry codes (AISC-360, ACI 318, ASCE-7, IBC, IEBC) • Experience with municipal permitting processes and interfacing with local building authorities • Experience managing external design firms, specialist consul

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