Sr Manager – Structural Engineering

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 Blue Origin Operations, which is comprised of Integrated Supply Chain, Test Operations, Safety, Quality, and Mission Assurance. This includes Manufacturing and Supply Chain support across all Blue Origin facilities.

Sr Manager – Structural Engineering

As Senior Manager of the structures team, you will lead a high-performing group of structural engineers designing, developing, and delivering the ground structures and GSE (Ground Support Equipment) that support Blue Origin's launch operations at LC-36 (Cape Canaveral, FL). You will balance hands-on technical leadership with people management, setting the technical direction for the team, developing your engineers, driving execution, and serving as the primary interface between your team and program leadership.

This is a technical management role and is not a purely administrative management position. You will be expected to maintain meaningful technical engagement with the work your team produces, provide engineering judgment on critical design decisions, and be a credible technical voice with stakeholders across the program.

Responsibilities:

- Technical Leadership

- Serve as technical authority for the structures team, provide engineering guidance and judgment on complex design challenges.
- Establish and maintain structural design standards, analysis methods, and best practices for the team.
- Review and approve critical design packages, FEA analyses, load path and connection design calculations, and engineering drawings.
- Drive design reviews at key project milestones; ensure all team deliverables comply with applicable codes, standards, and specifications.

- People Leadership

- Directly manage a team of structural engineers supporting large steel structures and GSE design.
- Recruit, hire, and onboard engineering talent, actively build and maintain a strong team pipeline.
- Conduct regular 1:1s, performance reviews, and career development conversations, identify skill gaps and develop targeted growth plans for all direct reports.
- Foster a collaborative, inclusive, and safety-first team culture consistent with Blue Origin's values.

- Program Execution & Cross-Functional Leadership

- Own team deliverables, manage scope, schedule, budget, and technical quality across multiple concurrent structural design programs, identify and communicate risks early and drive mitigation plans.
- Oversee external design and fabrication partners, ensure technical compliance, quality, and schedule adherence through the full project lifecycle including fabrication, assembly, installation, and testing & activation.
- Interface with program managers, systems engineers, and operations leads to align on priorities and operations.
- Represent the structures team in program-level reviews, technical interchange meetings, and leadership forums, contribute to budget, headcount planning, and resource allocation in coordination with senior leadership.

Minimum Qualifications (required):

- Bachelor's degree in Structural Engineering, Civil Engineering, or closely related discipline.
- 12+ years experience with a strong background in design/analysis/construction of large and complex steel structural systems (e.g. steel towers, launch vehicle GSE, aerospace tooling, oil & gas structures, movable structures, steel bridges and platforms, etc).
- 6+ years of direct engineering management or team lead experience, including performance management and career development of direct reports.
- Experience with structural and mechanical analysis utilizing FEA tools.
- Experience designing and analyzing large weldments, steel frame structures, and bolted and welded connections.
- Knowledge of civil engineering codes and standards (e.g. IBC, ASCE, AISC, AWS, etc).
- Professional Engineer (PE) license.
- Demonstrated experience leading structural design programs from concept through commissioning and operations including managing external design and fabrication partners.
- Knowledge of engineering change and configuration management processes and document management and tracking tools.
- Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Desired (not required):

- Master's degree in Structural Engineering.
- PMP certification.
- Experience with STAAD, ANSYS, SAP2000, RISA 3D, IDEA StatiCa, and ETABS.
- Structural Engineer (SE) license.
- 3+ years direct GSE design and analysis experience.
- Experience building or scaling engineering teams in a fast-paced aerospace or industrial environment.
- Experience with PTC Creo/Windchill.

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

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