Head of GNC

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.  

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.

Head of GNC

A Head of GNC knows not only how to steer vehicles under both endo- and exo-atmospheric conditions but can also lead across teams to push complex problems toward reliable, simple, robust solutions. You will have the opportunity to be a key member of a small team of mechanical, fluid, and electrical engineers working to develop innovative deployable launch solutions that enable the rapid deployment of Long Wall launch and test systems. This is a role that contributes to every mission and every flight we fly as we continue to reimagine the future of missile defense systems.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Perform and lead GNC system development, implementation, integration, and testing
• Gather, define, and document requirements to support mission and/or trajectory
• Develop GNC algorithms, models, and software
• Develop, analyze, and review data to validate and verify system meets specifications and design requirements
• Perform modeling and simulation tasks to validate system design and performance
• Perform GNC system integration, checkout, and troubleshooting of anomalies
• Perform and direct test planning, development of test procedures, and test execution
• Develop sensor and support Avionics systems requirements
• Support critical sensor (e.g., IMU) system engineering, integration, and test
• Support critical controller (e.g., Thrust Vector Control Actuators, Throttle Valves) system engineering, integration, and test
• Mission-specific analysis for customer launch and in support of business development