# Senior Controls & Automation Engineer

**Company**: Anduril Industries
**Location**: Costa Mesa, California
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $146,000-$194,000 USD
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology.

We are seeking a Senior Controls & Automation Engineer to join ETC in Costa Mesa, CA. This is a hands-on role focused on building and maintaining the LabVIEW and NI FlexLogger-based data acquisition, control, and automation software that the DevTest team relies on daily.

Responsibilities:

- Develop, standardize, and maintain LabVIEW and NI FlexLogger applications for multi-channel data acquisition, closed-loop control, and test automation

- Build and maintain a hardware abstraction layer (HAL) and reusable plugins/drivers for COTS instrumentation across serial, Ethernet, Modbus, GPIB, and other interfaces

- Integrate PLC-based control systems, custom hardware, sensors, and DAQ hardware into working test systems

- Manage automation projects from requirements through design, development, validation, handoff, and support

- Develop documentation, work instructions, and training materials; mentor team members on LabVIEW and DAQ best practices

Requirements:

- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related technical discipline, OR equivalent progressive experience in test systems and automation development

- 5+ years developing LabVIEW-based test systems and automation software; Certified LabVIEW Developer (CLD) or equivalent demonstrated expertise

- Proficiency with NI FlexLogger, NI DAQ hardware, and standardized/reusable software architecture

- Experience integrating COTS instrumentation across serial, Ethernet, Modbus, GPIB, and similar interfaces

- Basic electrical knowledge (wiring, instrumentation, signal conditioning) and working knowledge of data acquisition

Benefits:

- Highly competitive equity grants

- Top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including health, recovery, and other support

## Skills

### Required
- LabVIEW
- NI FlexLogger
- data acquisition
- automation
- control systems
- electrical engineering

### Nice to have
- Python
- MATLAB
- C/C++
- thermal chamber controllers
- PLC integration

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