Manufacturing Automation Engineer — OT/PLC & Security

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

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking an Automation Engineer to join the Manufacturing Automation team in Costa Mesa, CA. You will own controls systems end-to-end, including architecture, PLC/HMI development, commissioning, and sustainment for high-volume manufacturing.

You will deploy OT server infrastructure, maintain the OT networking stack, and apply defense-grade security practices across Purdue-model layering and secure remote access.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a technical field relevant to controls and automation.
• 4+ years of experience in controls and automation in a production environment.
• Strong PLC programming experience on Allen-Bradley and/or Siemens platforms.
• Proficiency with OT networking stacks and protocol analysis (MQTT, OPC UA, TCP/IP).
• Experience with OT cybersecurity practices and secure remote access.

Responsibilities

• Own controls systems end-to-end including architecture, PLC/HMI development, commissioning, and sustainment.
• Deploy and maintain OT server infrastructure including MQTT brokers and jump hosts.
• Design and maintain OT networking stack for production and diagnose protocol issues.
• Architect and debug PLC code on AB/Siemens platforms with structured, documented practices.
• Collaborate with IT/Security/FactoryOS on cross-functional initiatives and cybersecurity buy-offs.

Skills

PLC programming

OT cybersecurity

Industrial networking

MQTT/OPC UA

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science / Electrical Engineering / Robotics

Tools

Allen-Bradley PLC

Siemens PLC

Ignition (ICS)

MES integration

QMS integration

Job description

Anduril Industries is seeking an Automation Engineer to join the Manufacturing Automation team in Costa Mesa, CA. You will own controls systems end-to-end, including architecture, PLC/HMI development, commissioning, and sustainment for high-volume manufacturing.

You will deploy OT server infrastructure, maintain the OT networking stack, and apply defense-grade security practices across Purdue-model layering and secure remote access.