Test & Operations Engineer

Long Wall Company was created in 2024 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.

What we look for

Mission-Driven Problem Solvers. The aerospace frontier demands ingenuity. We want Team members who approach challenges with curiosity, embrace failure as a learning opportunity, and stay focused on delivering the best solution for the mission.

Total Ownership. We seek staff and engineers who take full responsibility for contributing to and delivering flight-ready work while recognizing that no one succeeds alone. The best engineers, corporate professionals, and technicians make their teammates better. Knowing that complementary skills create force multiplication and drive mission success.

TEST AND OPERATIONS ENGINEER

Test and Operations Engineers are the end users and final guardians of Long Wall hardware and engines before testing, and of the rocket before flight. Test and Operations Engineers oversee everything from hardware testing and vehicle integration to ground systems and payload processing.  As a Test and Operations Engineer, you will aid in the development, implementation, and operation of test and launch systems at our Long Beach and El Segundo facilities, our test site in Mojave, and our launch sites.  Responsibilities include preparing and operating sites and hardware for engine testing, launch ground system testing, flight hardware testing, and vehicle launch. This role requires a hands-on individual with meticulous attention

RESPONSIBILTIIES:

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 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

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

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

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCES:

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

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS:

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 pick up to 50lbs

While performing the duties of this job, the employee will typically work in an office environment

Ability to travel up to 25% of the time

ITAR Requirement

This position requires access to information protected under US export control laws, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations and/or the Export Administration Regulations.  As such, 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.

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, genetics, or citizenship status (when otherwise legally authorized to work and access export-controlled data) and will not be discriminated against on the basis of such characteristics or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. We encourage applicants of all ages.