# Program Chief Engineer, Cyclops (Remote Considered) at Long Wall

- Company: Long Wall
- What the company does: 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.
- Company website: https://lwall.com
- Type: Startups
- Level: Principal and up
- Location: Long Beach, California
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $190K to $275K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-09-25
- Apply by: 2026-11-09
- Apply: https://jobs.lever.co/longwall/0a7f6b5e-1a68-43db-a0bd-74f3e2792eec?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/long-wall-program-chief-engineer-cyclops-remote-considered/

## 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

Tags: Program/Project Engineering

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