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Long Wall · 3 months ago

Test & Operations Engineer

Long Beach, California

Full-time

Onsite

Entry Level

$91K/yr - $140K/yr

1+ years exp

Long Wall Company was created in 2025 to accelerate missile defense technology for the U.S. and our allies. The Test and Operations Engineer will oversee hardware testing, vehicle integration, and ground systems operations, ensuring that all systems are ready for flight and testing.

AerospaceManufacturing

No H1B

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 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

Qualification

Test operationsHardware designVehicle integrationP&ID designCryogenic systemsProject managementCommunicationOrganizational skillsProblem-solving skills

Required

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

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

Ability to travel up to 25% of the time

US person status (including US citizens, U.S. permanent residents, individuals granted U.S. asylum status, or individuals admitted in U.S. refugee status)

Preferred

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