Controls System Engineer

Anduril Industries

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Work type: On-site
Location: Costa Mesa, CA
Salary: $146,000–$194,000 / yr
Posted: 20 days ago
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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This role $170k

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This role pays more than 62% of similar roles. Most pay $127,815–$182,505 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $170k versus about $155k for comparable roles.

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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 2015 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $146,000–$194,000 across 1799 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Controls System Engineer

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Anduril is hiring a Controls Automation Systems Engineer to join their mission-critical technology team, responsible for maintaining and sustaining on-premise infrastructure including SCADA servers, virtualized workloads, OT server infrastructure, and network stacks. The role involves developing Ignition Perspective SCADA applications, troubleshooting PLC code, and ensuring system performance and reliability in high-stakes manufacturing environments. Candidates should have 4+ years of experience with a focus on on-premise systems, proficiency in Ignition SCADA development, and knowledge of OT cybersecurity standards. Preferred qualifications include experience in regulated or defense manufacturing settings and integrating controls systems with MES/QMS platforms.

Skills

Ignition SCADA MQTT OPC UA TCP/IP VLANs switching/routing PowerShell Python Bash ISA/IEC 62443 NIST 800-82 NIST 800-53 OT cybersecurity Allen-Bradley Siemens PLC network segmentation server hardening secure remote access

What you'll do

Operate and maintain OT server infrastructure including Ignition gateways, historians, MQTT brokers.
Diagnose and resolve protocol, timing, and VLAN segmentation issues using packet-level analysis.
Develop Ignition Perspective SCADA applications with views, tag architecture, alarm pipelines, and historian configuration.
Maintain and troubleshoot PLC code on Allen-Bradley and Siemens platforms for high-volume manufacturing.
Act as the escalation point for resolving complex infrastructure-related issues to ensure factory uptime.

What we're looking for

4+ years of experience in controls, automation, and IT/OT infrastructure engineering.
Proficient in Ignition SCADA development including gateway modules and network protocols.
Working knowledge of OT cybersecurity practices and industry standards like ISA/IEC 62443.
Strong problem-solving skills with ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment.
Experience with automation scripting using languages such as PowerShell, Python, or Bash.

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