Sr. Hardware Development Engineer

Long Wall • Long Beach, CA

4d • $145,000 - $185,000 • Onsite

About The Position

As a Senior Hardware Development Engineer at Long Wall, you are the technical owner of complex hardware products that fly. You are versatile, working in the lab as often as at your desk, and own products ranging from fluid manifolds and tubing systems to primary structure and avionics enclosures. You take your products from concept through design, manufacturing, qualification, and field support, and you set the technical bar for the engineers around you. You collaborate closely with propulsion, avionics, GNC, manufacturing, and test teams to deliver integrated, flight-ready systems in a fast-moving, evolving-priorities environment.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, Aerospace, or related engineering discipline from an accredited university AND 8 years of related industry experience; OR Master’s degree AND 6 years of related experience; OR Ph.D. AND 3 years of related experience
• Experience taking aerospace or defense hardware from prototype through flight qualification and field support
• Ability to develop scripts in Python or MATLAB for automation and analysis
• Hands-on experience with assembly, integration, and test of flight hardware in a fast-paced lab environment
• Experience designing for containerization, rate production, or other mass-producibility constraints
• Familiarity with U.S. missile defense, launch, or hypersonics programs
• Demonstrated ability to mentor junior engineers and lead technical design reviews
• Ability to sit or stand for extended periods of time
• Ability to use a computer to complete assignments
• Ability to communicate with individuals and groups in person, by phone and telepresence
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs
• US person status (including US citizens, U.S. permanent residents, individuals granted U.S. asylum status, or individuals admitted in U.S. refugee status) is a required qualification for this position.

Nice To Haves

• Experience taking aerospace or defense hardware from prototype through flight qualification and field support
• Ability to develop scripts in Python or MATLAB for automation and analysis
• Hands-on experience with assembly, integration, and test of flight hardware in a fast-paced lab environment
• Experience designing for containerization, rate production, or other mass-producibility constraints
• Familiarity with U.S. missile defense, launch, or hypersonics programs
• Demonstrated ability to mentor junior engineers and lead technical design reviews

Responsibilities

• Take total ownership of complex Long Wall engineering products from ideation through design, manufacturing, qualification, and field support
• Lead the mechanical design, drawing release, and configuration management of flight and ground hardware in industry-standard CAD tools
• Own the analysis stack for your products—hand calculations, FEA, CFD, thermal, and tolerance analyses—to validate designs against structural, thermal, and fluid performance requirements
• Drive design for manufacturability (DFM) and design for assembly (DFA), partnering closely with technicians, machinists, and suppliers to deliver hardware on cost and schedule
• Write and execute test procedures (component qualification, acceptance, integrated checkouts); analyze data and iterate designs based on results
• Author and present technical documentation—requirements, ICDs, design reviews, test plans, and reports—to internal and external stakeholders
• Mentor junior engineers, lead design reviews, and serve as the go-to technical resource on your product line

Benefits

• Heavily employer-subsidized medical, dental, and vision insurance plans
• Long Wall paid life insurance and LTD coverage
• 4% 401k match
• Student loan repayment assistance program
• Paid parental leave
• Family planning assistance program
• Long Wall paid financial wellness program
• Paid time off for non-exempt employees and flexible vacation policy for exempt employees

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree