Test & Operations Engineer

Long Wall • Long Beach, CA

141d • $91,000 - $140,500

About The Position

Long Wall Company was created in 2025 to accelerate missile defense technology for the U.S. and our allies. Building on the RS1 and GS0 launch systems, Long Wall develops containerized, mass-producible missile defense systems and offers rapid, low-cost flight testing. We believe that the future of global security and stability require defensive technology that is lower cost, higher performing, better tested, and more broadly distributed than is possible today. Join us.

Requirements

• Minimum of 1+ years of industry, project, or research experience in test/launch operations, hardware design/development, or manufacturing
• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical, Mechanical, or Aerospace Engineering (or related discipline)
• Willing to travel to support test and launch operations

Nice To Haves

• Demonstrate success in technically focused projects involving hardware design, build, and test of support equipment (mechanical, electrical, electronic, and/or fluids)
• Experienced with P&ID design and fluid instrumentation and control
• High-pressure gas experience
• Ability and willingness to thrive in a fast-paced, rapidly changing work environment
• Experience with cryogenic systems
• Experience in low-cost commercial / start-up space ventures
• Experience with vehicle-level integration, test, and launch operations of flight hardware
• Familiarity with AFSPCMAN 91-710 and ASME B31.3
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills
• Excellent organizational skills and problem-solving skills
• Experience with strategic planning, project scoping, budgeting, and scheduling
• Experience with generating and executing test plans

Responsibilities

• Develop, write, and review procedures to integrate hardware and test engines, ground systems, and the launch vehicle
• Perform test operations (e.g., control room operations)
• Own projects to design, upgrade, build and maintain Ground Support Equipment (GSE)
• Work alongside integration technicians to build hardware and run operations
• Prepare and participate in reviews for design, test/operations readiness, and failure/safety analysis
• Lead or contribute to anomaly resolutions
• Provide launch and mission operations support
• Review test data and make go/no-go call on vehicle, test article, and GSE integrity
• Perform final vehicle closeouts and verify hardware is go for test or flight

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: Entry Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree