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WHAT WE LOOK FOR

Mission-Driven Problem Solvers – The problems in missile defense demand ingenuity. We want engineers 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 engineers who take full responsibility for delivering flight-ready work while recognizing that no one succeeds alone. The best engineers make their teammates better, knowing that complementary skills create force multiplication and drive mission success.

DESCRIPTION

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.

• 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

• 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

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

This is the lowest to highest compensation range we reasonably and in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, and the range may be modified in the future. An employee’s pay position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs.

In addition to base pay and equity, we offer:

• 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