Geoffrey A. Long

Senior Systems Engineer

Since joining LaunchPoint Technologies as a Senior Systems Engineer in January of 2008, Geoff has led several teams in developing innovative electro-magnetic mechanisms including a high power density motor, a magnetically levitated high-speed flywheel, and a small-scale maglev vehicle prototype. In addition to managing these projects, Geoff designed and analyzed custom Halbach arrays, a linear synchronous motor, voice coil actuator, and control systems. Geoff was the Principle Investigator on a DARPA phase I grant to develop a high power density electric motor.

Prior to joining LaunchPoint Technologies, Geoff led several teams of multi-disciplined engineers though the mechanism development process at Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems in El Segundo, California. Many of these high performance electro-optical mechanisms required custom actuators and complicated magnetic modeling. Geoff’s experience spans the areas of electro-optical systems, multi-axis gimbals, high bandwidth line-of-sight stabilization mechanisms, reactionless mechanisms, fast optical element switching mechanisms and large deflection flexures. Geoff has worked on everything from spacecraft sensors to consumer products to military fire control systems. Geoff has been granted one US patent and has several patents pending.