As demand for seafood production in the United States increases, offshore aquaculture will become more widely adopted. Due to the extreme weather events experienced in offshore conditions, offshore aquaculture will require rigorous engineering efforts to enable safe, long lasting aquaculture production systems. This presentation will provide a high-level overview of a typical ocean engineering design process that can be used to support the development of sustainable offshore aquaculture systems. This presentation will also identify the gaps in literature around this topic and present a plan to work towards robust offshore aquaculture engineering guidance for the U.S.