Drimva

Anduril

SCADA Controls Engineer, Manufacturing Automation

$123K–$175K

Costa Mesa, California, United States · Full-time · Posted Sep 10, 2026

Experience
2+ years of experience in SCADA and MES applications.
Education
Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent and relevant experience
Visa sponsorship
Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities.

About the job

Designs and maintains Ignition-based SCADA systems and integrates manufacturing software with automated production equipment and lines.

What you'll do

  • Design and architect reusable, maintainable HMIs and SCADA applications; establish internal SCADA standards.
  • Integrate manufacturing software with automation equipment and production lines.
  • Lead root-cause analysis and corrective actions, troubleshoot issues, and reduce downtime.

What they ask for

  • Must be a U.S. Person and eligible for a U.S. security clearance.
  • Proficient in Ignition by Inductive Automation.
  • Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering or Computer Science, or equivalent and relevant experience.
  • 2+ years of experience in SCADA and MES applications; strong understanding of communications protocols such as Rest API, MQTT, AMQP, OPC UA, Modbus, and BACnet.

Nice to have

  • Knowledge of PLC base control systems; Ignition Gold Certification.
  • Proficiency in higher-level languages such as Python and HTML.

Pay

$123,000 — $175,000 USD (base salary)

Tools

Ignition by Inductive Automation, Rest API, MQTT, AMQP, OPC UA, Modbus, BACnet, Python

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First seen Oct 10, 2026 · Last verified Nov 6, 2026 (UTC)