Anduril
Senior Controls Engineer, Manufacturing Automation
$147K–$196K
Costa Mesa, California, United States · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 10, 2026
- Experience
- 6+ years of controls and automation experience in a production environment.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Robotics, Information Technology, or a related field.
- Visa sponsorship
- Must be eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.
About the job
Own and sustain manufacturing-floor controls systems and OT/IT automation infrastructure, from system design and PLC/HMI development through commissioning and production support.
What you'll do
- Design, develop, commission, and sustain PLC/HMI controls systems and Ignition SCADA applications.
- Deploy and maintain OT/IT servers, networks, firewalls, and production infrastructure; troubleshoot networking and protocol issues.
- Apply OT cybersecurity practices and represent controls in cross-functional design reviews and cybersecurity buy-offs.
What they ask 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.
- Proficiency across the OT stack and working knowledge of OT cybersecurity; must be eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.
Nice to have
- Experience in regulated or defense manufacturing, or integrating controls with MES and QMS platforms.
- Experience with redundant/high-availability Ignition gateways, torque tools, vision systems, control panel design, or CAD packages.
Pay
$147,000 — $196,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
Ignition, Allen-Bradley, Siemens, MQTT, OPC UA, TCP/IP, AWS EC2, SolidWorks
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