Internal Ballistician

Long Wall

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Salary: $120k – $200k/yr
Location: Huntsville, Alabama
Workplace: Remote
Type: Internship
Department: Engineering
Experience: 5+ years
Clearance: Required
Source: Lever

Description

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, technicians, and corporate professionals 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 those who take full responsibility for delivering flight-ready work while recognizing that no one succeeds alone. The best engineers, technicians, and corporate professionals make their teammates better, knowing that complementary skills create force multiplication and drive mission success.

Internal Ballistician

DESCRIPTION

Long Wall is seeking an experienced Ballistician to support the design, development, testing, and production of solid rocket motors (SRMs) for our interceptor system. This role is responsible for ensuring that SRM ballistic performance meets demanding missile-interception requirements while remaining manufacturable at scale. The Ballistician serves as the technical authority for SRM internal ballistics and overall booster performance. Responsibilities include developing and optimizing propellant grain designs; performing SRM performance analysis (including sensitivity to off-nominal conditions); reviewing and interpreting static-fire and flight-test data; providing technical oversight and direction to propulsion suppliers; and defining ballistic requirements and verifying compliance throughout development and production.

The successful candidate will establish rigorous analytical methods while driving efficient program execution. They will work closely with propulsion, structures, aerodynamics, guidance and control, manufacturing, and systems engineering teams to ensure ballistic decisions remain aligned with system-level performance, technical baselines, and program objectives

Skills

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