Manufacturing Automation Engineer - Controls & OT Security

Anduril-1; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 129,000 - 171,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking an Automation Engineer to lead manufacturing automation efforts at our Costa Mesa site, focusing on end-to-end controls systems, OT security, and integration with MES/QMS. You will deploy and maintain OT infrastructure, develop PLC code for high-volume production, and collaborate across IT, Security, and Manufacturing teams.

The role emphasizes defense-grade security practices, network design, and hands-on wiring and automation tasks in a fast-paced manufacturing

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Mechanical Engineering, Robotics, Information Technology, or related field.
• 4+ years of controls and automation experience in a production environment.
• Proficient in PLC programming on Allen-Bradley and/or Siemens platforms.
• Proficient across OT stack — MQTT, OPC UA, TCP/IP, VLANs, industrial Ethernet, with packet-level analysis.
• Must be a U.S. Person due to access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities.

Responsibilities

• Own controls systems end-to-end as technical system owner—architecture, PLC/HMI development, commissioning, proof of rate, and sustainment handoff
• Deploy and maintain OT server infrastructure including, MQTT brokers, and jump hosts with disciplined backup and change-control practices
• Design and maintain OT networking stack for production (MQTT, OPC UA, TCP/IP) and diagnose protocol, timing, and VLAN segmentation issues using packet-level analysis
• Architect, develop, and debug PLC code on Allen-Bradley and/or Siemens platforms, producing structured, documented code suitable for high-volume manufacturing
• Apply defense-grade OT security practices — air-gapped design, IEC 62443/NIST 800-82 segmentation, Purdue-model layering, server hardening, and secure remote access
• Partner with IT, Security, FactoryOS, and Manufacturing Engineering on cross-functional initiatives and represent controls team in design reviews and cybersecurity buy-offs
• Rj45 wiring, configure switches, automating system backups, IT and OT
• FWs configs, AWS EC2s.

Skills

PLC programming

OT networking

OT cybersecurity

packet-level analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/EE/Robotics/IT

Tools

Allen-Bradley PLC

Siemens PLC

MQTT

OPC UA

Job description

Anduril Industries is seeking an Automation Engineer to lead manufacturing automation efforts at our Costa Mesa site, focusing on end-to-end controls systems, OT security, and integration with MES/QMS. You will deploy and maintain OT infrastructure, develop PLC code for high-volume production, and collaborate across IT, Security, and Manufacturing teams.

The role emphasizes defense-grade security practices, network design, and hands-on wiring and automation tasks in a fast-paced manufacturing