Director, Test and Operations

longwall· Test & Operations
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📍 Long Beach, CaliforniaFull time💰 USD 195K–245K

About this role

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. Director, Test & Operations  DESCRIPTION  Long Wall is seeking a Director of Test Engineering & Operations to lead all testing activities across component, subsystem, vehicle, and full‑system test campaigns. This leader will own both the engineering discipline of test (architecture, instrumentation, data systems) and the operational execution (facilities, GSE, procedures, and technicians). You’ll build and scale the testing infrastructure that underpins our rapid development cycles and ensures mission‑ready performance of our defensive systems. The ideal candidate has demonstrated capability as a hands‑on, strategic leader with deep experience in aerospace or high‑growth hardware environments, capable of building teams, developing robust processes, and driving complex test campaigns with speed, rigor, and exceptional engineering judgment.

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The listed salary for this Director, Test and Operations position at longwall is USD 195K–245K. This is an Full time role.
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Director, Test and Operations
longwall · 💰 USD 195K–245K
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