Senior Controls Engineer: OT/IT Automation & Cybersecurity

Anduril Industries; United States; On-site; USD 126,000 - 167,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking a Senior Controls Engineer to own controls systems on the manufacturing floor, from architecture to commissioning and sustainment. You will build and harden the OT/IT automation infrastructure that keeps production running, set standards for secure and reliable systems, and participate in cross-functional design reviews and cybersecurity buy-offs.

You will work with MES/QMS integrations and be part of a team delivering advanced automation in a defense-tech

Qualifications

• Engineering, Robotics, Information Technology, or related field.
• 6+ years of controls and automation experience in a production environment.
• Strong PLC programming on Allen-Bradley and/or Siemens platforms.
• Proficiency in Ignition SCADA with 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

Responsibilities

• Own controls systems from architecture to commissioning and sustainment.
• Build and harden OT/IT automation infrastructure for production.
• Set standards for secure and reliable controls systems.
• Represent work in cross-functional design reviews and cybersecurity buy-offs.
• Collaborate with MES and QMS integrations

Skills

PLC programming

OT cybersecurity

Packet-level analysis

Education

Engineering degree

Robotics or IT degree

Tools

Ignition SCADA

Tag Historian

MQTT Engine/Distributor/Transmission

OPC UA

TCP/IP

Job description

Anduril Industries is seeking a Senior Controls Engineer to own controls systems on the manufacturing floor, from architecture to commissioning and sustainment. You will build and harden the OT/IT automation infrastructure that keeps production running, set standards for secure and reliable systems, and participate in cross-functional design reviews and cybersecurity buy-offs.

You will work with MES/QMS integrations and be part of a team delivering advanced automation in a defense-tech