Senior Controls Engineer, Manufacturing Automation

Anduril Industries

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Work type: On-site
Location: Costa Mesa, CA
Salary: $147,000–$196,000 / yr
Posted: 50 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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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.

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TL;DR · Senior Controls Engineer, Manufacturing Automation

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As a Senior Controls Engineer, Manufacturing Automation, you will serve as the technical owner of controls systems on the manufacturing floor. You will drive end-to-end architecture, PLC/HMI development, commissioning, and sustainment for production infrastructure. Your daily work involves deploying OT/IT server infrastructure, including Ignition gateways, historians, and MQTT brokers, while maintaining the production networking stack using MQTT, OPC UA, and TCP/IP. You will architect and debug PLC code on Allen-Bradley and Siemens platforms and build Ignition Perspective SCADA applications. Key responsibilities include applying defense-grade OT security practices like IEC 62443 segmentation and Purdue-model layering. You will also manage network cabling, configure firewalls, and oversee AWS EC2 instances to ensure reliable, secure, and high-volume manufacturing production.

Skills

PLC Ignition SCADA MQTT OPC UA TCP/IP Allen-Bradley Siemens AWS EC2 VLAN OT Security IEC 62443 NIST 800-82 Purdue-model SQL SolidWorks NX CATIA AutoCAD

What you'll do

Own controls systems end-to-end from architecture and PLC/HMI development through commissioning and sustainment.
Architect, 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 including Ignition gateways, historians, and MQTT brokers.
Design and maintain the production OT networking stack and diagnose protocol issues down to the packet level.
Apply defense-grade OT security practices including air-gapped design, network segmentation, and server hardening.
Manage physical network infrastructure by running cabling, configuring switches, and automating backup routines.
Configure and manage firewalls and AWS EC2 instances that support production infrastructure.

What we're looking for

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Robotics, Information Technology, or a related field.
6+ years of controls and automation experience in a production environment.
Strong 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.
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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