Controls Engineer, Manufacturing Automation

Anduril Industries

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Work type
On-site
Location
Costa Mesa, CA
Salary
$132,000–$175,000 / yr
Posted
50 days ago
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About Anduril Industries

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company that builds advanced hardware and software systems for national security, including autonomous drones, surveillance systems, and the Lattice AI command platform.

Anduril Industries currently has 906 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $166,000–$220,000 across 860 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Controls Engineer, Manufacturing Automation

The Controls Engineer 2nd shift, Manufacturing Automation joins the team to build and maintain controls systems for the manufacturing floor. This role involves contributing to architecture, PLC/HMI development, commissioning, proof of rate, and sustainment. The engineer will deploy OT/IT server infrastructure, including Ignition gateways, historians, and MQTT brokers, while maintaining the production networking stack using MQTT, OPC UA, and TCP/IP. Key responsibilities include developing and debugging PLC code on Allen-Bradley and Siemens platforms, building Ignition Perspective SCADA applications, and applying OT security practices like IEC 62443 segmentation and Purdue-model layering. The position requires hands-on network infrastructure work, including cabling and switch configuration. The work focuses on solving manufacturing automation challenges within a defense technology production environment.

What you'll do

  • Develop and debug PLC code on Allen-Bradley and Siemens platforms for high-volume manufacturing.
  • Build Ignition Perspective SCADA applications including views, tag architecture, and alarm pipelines.
  • Deploy and maintain OT/IT server infrastructure such as Ignition gateways, historians, and MQTT brokers.
  • Design and maintain the production OT networking stack including MQTT, OPC UA, and TCP/IP.
  • Apply OT security practices including air-gapped design, network segmentation, and server hardening.
  • Run and terminate network cabling and configure switches for OT/IT infrastructure.
  • Manage firewalls and AWS EC2 instances that support production infrastructure.
  • Support controls systems across their lifecycle from architecture and commissioning to sustainment handoff.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Robotics, Information Technology, or a related field.
  • 4+ years of controls and automation experience in a production environment.
  • Solid PLC programming skills on Allen-Bradley and/or Siemens platforms.
  • Proficiency in Ignition SCADA development, including gateway modules like Tag Historian, Alarm Notification, SQL, OPC UA, and MQTT.
  • Working proficiency across the OT stack including MQTT, OPC UA, TCP/IP, industrial Ethernet, VLANs, switching, and routing.
  • Working knowledge of OT cybersecurity, including air-gapped networks, network segmentation, server hardening, and secure remote access.
  • Must be eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.
  • Experience in regulated or defense manufacturing environments (ITAR/EAR-controlled, CMMC, or FDA/aerospace quality systems) (preferred).

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