Senior OT Network Engineer - Factory & Industrial Systems

Anduril Industries, Inc.; Costa Mesa, Santa Ana (CA, CA); On-site; USD 147,000 - 196,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries seeks a Senior Network Engineer focused on factory systems and OT infrastructure. You will design, deploy, and maintain networks supporting manufacturing environments, working with Manufacturing Engineering, Facilities, Security, and IT to ensure reliable, secure networks aligned with ISA-95 and Purdue Model standards.

This hands-on role requires site walks, hardware installation, and capacity planning across multiple facilities. Travel to remote sites is expected; U.S.

Qualifications

• 5 to 7 years of Enterprise or OT network engineering experience with the ability to lead deployments with minimal guidance.
• Hands-on experience performing site surveys, field installations, and factory or industrial network buildouts.
• Familiarity with ISA-95 and Purdue Model segmentation for operational technology environments.
• Proficiency with Cisco, Arista, and Palo Alto platforms including Panorama and NGFW.
• Experience with Layer 2 and Layer 3 networking, wireless systems, and firewall policy management.
• Understanding of industrial protocols such as Modbus/TCP, Ethernet IP, and PROFINET with awareness of how to secure them.
• Experience with datacenter or private cloud networking such as EVPN VXLAN.
• Strong communication, documentation, and troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to lift 50 pounds and work in production or construction environments as needed.
• Ability to travel to remote sites for installation and support.
• Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. TS clearance.

Responsibilities

• Perform detailed site walks and site surveys to assess network needs, validate capacity, and plan installations in manufacturing spaces
• Design and implement secure, segmented network architectures for factory and OT systems based on ISA-95 and Purdue Model principles
• Install, configure, and support routers, switches, firewalls, wireless infrastructure, and industrial networking devices
• Support manufacturing buildouts including new production lines, machine onboarding, and integration of control systems
• Conduct hands-on cabling validation, equipment racking, hardware placement, and physical layer troubleshooting
• Manage network equipment inventory across facilities including tracking, forecasting, and ordering hardware
• Handle procurement activities for networking components and coordinate with vendors, suppliers, and subcontractors
• Maintain accurate documentation for network topology, cabling, VLAN and IP assignments, and inter-zone communication flows
• Implement and manage network security controls including segmentation, ACLs, firewalls, and intrusion detection or prevention
• Monitor network performance and perform proactive maintenance to ensure stability of production and automation systems
• Provide on-call support and escalation assistance for production and OT network incidents
• Travel to remote facilities for surveys, installations, and infrastructure upgrades

Skills

OT network engineering

Site surveys

ISA-95

Purdue Model

Cisco networking

Arista networking

Palo Alto platforms

Network security

Documentation

Travel readiness

Clearance TS

Tools

Cisco

Arista

Palo Alto

NGFW

Panorama

EVPN VXLAN

Rockwell Stratix

Hirschmann

Moxa

Python automation tooling

Job description

Anduril Industries seeks a Senior Network Engineer focused on factory systems and OT infrastructure. You will design, deploy, and maintain networks supporting manufacturing environments, working with Manufacturing Engineering, Facilities, Security, and IT to ensure reliable, secure networks aligned with ISA-95 and Purdue Model standards.

This hands-on role requires site walks, hardware installation, and capacity planning across multiple facilities. Travel to remote sites is expected; U.S.