Senior Controls Engineer, Manufacturing Automation

Anduril Industries; Ashville (OH); On-site; USD 126,000 - 167,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking a Senior Controls Engineer to own the controls systems on the manufacturing floor—from architecture and PLC/HMI development through commissioning and sustainment. You will build and harden the OT/IT automation infrastructure, set the standard for secure and reliable controls, and present your work in cross-functional design reviews and cybersecurity buy-offs.

You will collaborate with production and manufacturing stakeholders, frequently working on the production

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Robotics, IT, or related field.
• 6+ years of controls and automation experience in a production environment.
• Strong PLC programming on Allen-Bradley and/or Siemens platforms.
• Ignition SCADA development, including gateway modules (Tag Historian, Alarm Notification, SQL, OPC UA, MQTT Engine/Distributor/Transmission).
• Proficiency across OT stack — MQTT, OPC UA, TCP/IP, industrial Ethernet, VLANs, switching, routing.
• OT cybersecurity knowledge including air-gapped networks, network segmentation, server hardening, secure remote access.
• Eligibility to obtain and maintain a U.S. Secret security clearance; U.S. citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Owns controls systems on the manufacturing floor from architecture to commissioning and sustainment.
• Designs secure and reliable OT/IT automation infrastructure and participates in cross-functional design reviews.
• Collaborates with cross-functional teams, including production stakeholders, on the production floor.

Skills

6+ years of controls experience

PLC programming

Ignition SCADA

OT cybersecurity

OPC UA / MQTT

MES/QMS integration

U.S. citizenship & security clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree in relevant field

Tools

Allen-Bradley PLC

Siemens PLC

Job description

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.

About The Team

As a Senior Controls Engineer, you’ll be the technical owner of controls systems on the manufacturing floor — from architecture and PLC/HMI development through commissioning, proof of rate, and sustainment. You’ll build and harden the OT/IT automation infrastructure that keeps production running, set the standard for how the controls team designs secure and reliable systems, and represent that work in cross-functional design reviews and cybersecurity buy-offs.

What You’ll Do

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Robotics, Information Technology, or related field
• 6+ years of experience in controls and automation in a production environment
• Strong in PLC programming on Allen-Bradley and/or Siemens platforms
• Proficient in OPC UA, MQTT Engine/Distributor/Transmission)
• Proficient across the OT stack — MQTT, OPC UA, TCP/IP, industrial Ethernet, VLANs, switching/routing — with fluency in packet-level analysis
• Working knowledge of OT cybersecurity — air-gapped networks, network segmentation, server hardening, secure remote access
• Experience integrating with MES and QMS
• Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, which requires regular interaction with production and manufacturing stakeholders and frequently working directly on the production floor

Required Qualifications

• 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 (Tag Historian, Alarm Notification, SQL, OPC UA, MQTT Engine/Distributor/Transmission)
• Proficiency across the OT stack — 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
• U.S. citizenship is required pursuant to contractual obligations

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in regulated or defense manufacturing environments (ITAR/EAR-controlled, CMMC, or FDA/aerospace quality systems)
• Experience integrating controls systems with MES and QMS platforms
• Experience deploying Ignition in redundant/high-availability gateway topologies
• Experience with torque tools and 2D/3D vision systems
• Familiarity with control panel layout, electrical component selection, and cable routing
• Familiarity with CAD packages such as SolidWorks, NX, CATIA, or AutoCAD

US Salary Range

$126,000—$167,000 USD

Benefits

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including:

At Anduril, we invest in our people. Our comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures you’re supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next.