# Senior Controls Engineer, Manufacturing Automation

**Company**: Anduril
**Location**: Costa Mesa, California
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $146,000-$194,000 USD
**Category**: Manufacturing
**Industry**: Manufacturing

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## Description

Anduril's Manufacturing Automation team is seeking a Senior Controls Engineer to join the team. The Manufacturing Automation team designs, integrates, and deploys automated manufacturing systems across Anduril factories.

As a Senior Controls Engineer, you will design, develop, and manage controls systems for manufacturing. This includes initial factory ideation, machine commissioning, proof of rate capability, and eventual hand-off to sustainment teams.

Key responsibilities:

- Design, develop, and manage controls systems for manufacturing

- Architect, write, and debug PLC code with an emphasis on generating organised, structured, documented, maintainable, and reusable code for high-volume manufacturing applications

- Generate and enforce internal standards for control systems architectures, regulatory compliance, and safety buyoffs

- Integrate internal and external FactoryOS software into automation equipment and production lines

- Lead root cause analysis and corrective actions for automation failures

- Install, configure, and tune servo drives / VFDs

- Partner with cross-functional teams to troubleshoot equipment issues, reduce downtime, and drive continuous improvement initiatives

Required qualifications:

- Bachelor's degree in Robotics, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or similar

- 8+ years of experience in controls and automation in a production environment

- Strong in PLC programming on both Rockwell & Siemens platforms

- Proficient in Ignition SCADA development

- Proficient in servo drive and VFD configuration, PID tuning, STO/SS, etc

- Strong knowledge of ethernet based communication protocols

- Experience integrating with MES and QMS

- Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities

Preferred qualifications:

- 10+ years of experience in controls and automation in a production environment

- Experience with control panel layout, electrical component selection, and cable routing

- Familiar with CAD packages including Solidworks, NX, CATIA, and AutoCAD

- TUV FS Engineer certification (Functional Safety of Machinery)

The salary range for this role is $146,000-$194,000 USD per year. Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including comprehensive health coverage, retirement savings plans, and equity grants.

## Skills

### Required
- PLC programming
- Ignition SCADA development
- servo drive and VFD configuration
- PID tuning
- ethernet based communication protocols
- MES and QMS integration
- Rockwell & Siemens platforms

### Nice to have
- control panel layout
- electrical component selection
- cable routing
- Solidworks
- NX
- CATIA
- AutoCAD
- TUV FS Engineer certification

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