Long Wall Company was created in 2024 to accelerate missile defense technology for the U.S. and our allies. Long Wall develops containerized, mass-producible missile defense systems and offers rapid, low-cost flight testing. Backed by Venrock.
About the role
Long Wall Company was created in 2024 to accelerate missile defense technology for the U.S. and our allies. We specialize in ballistic missile defense and are developing Cyclops, a low-cost, mass-producible interceptor. We also produce containerized launchers and offer low-cost targets for threat replication. The future of global security depends on defensive technology that redefines cost, magazine depth, and distribution to deter and defend against evolving threats. Join us. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.
What they're looking for
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, Systems Engineering, or related engineering discipline
- 12+ years of experience in complex aerospace or defense system development, with significant ownership over systemlevel design, integration, or technical leadership
- Demonstrated experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams and owning technical baselines in mission critical environments
- Experience supporting government customers, milestone reviews, and structured engineering documentation
- Deep technical fluency across aerospace subsystems (structures, propulsion, avionics, mechanisms, GNC, software, manufacturing)
- Proven ability to define requirements, architecture, ICDs, verification plans, and configuration control structures
More about this role
Long Wall Company was created in 2024 to accelerate missile defense technology for the U.S. and our allies. We specialize in ballistic missile defense and are developing Cyclops, a low-cost, mass-producible interceptor. We also produce containerized launchers and offer low-cost targets for threat replication. The future of global security depends on defensive technology that redefines cost, magazine depth, and distribution to deter and defend against evolving threats. Join us.
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.
The Chief Engineer for Cyclops is the ultimate technical authority for Long Wall’s major interceptor product. This role owns the technical baseline, architecture, requirements,...
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