Senior Program Chief Engineer — Missile Defense Systems

Long Wall Company; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 190,000 - 275,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

4% 401k match

Paid parental leave

Student loan repayment assistance

Paid time off

Flexible vacation policy

Job summary

Long Wall Company in California seeks a Program Chief Engineer for RSX to own the technical baseline, architecture, requirements, configuration, and verification strategy for the interceptor product.

You will lead cross-disciplinary engineering, collaborate with mission assurance, and guide the program in a way that maintains technical integrity against schedule pressures. This role requires exceptional leadership and deep aerospace expertise.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, Systems Engineering, or related engineering discipline.
• 12+ years in aerospace/defense system development with ownership over system design or leadership.
• Deep technical fluency across aerospace subsystems and configurations.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical authority for the RSX product, owning architecture, requirements, baseline, and verification strategy.
• Define and maintain system configuration, ensuring design changes follow disciplined evaluation.

Skills

System architecture

Requirements definition

Lead teams

Reliability & safety

Executive briefing

Analytical mindset

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Long Wall Company in California seeks a Program Chief Engineer for RSX to own the technical baseline, architecture, requirements, configuration, and verification strategy for the interceptor product.

You will lead cross-disciplinary engineering, collaborate with mission assurance, and guide the program in a way that maintains technical integrity against schedule pressures. This role requires exceptional leadership and deep aerospace expertise.