Controls Engineer, Manufacturing Automation
Core
Design, build, and maintain OT/IT automation infrastructure and controls systems for high-volume manufacturing floors.
Role type
Senior IC Controls Engineer (Manufacturing Automation)
Builds
PLC/HMI systems, Ignition SCADA applications, and OT/IT server infrastructure for production lines.
Domain
Defense manufacturing / Industrial Automation
Required skills
PLC programming (Allen-Bradley, Siemens), Ignition SCADA development, OT networking (MQTT, OPC UA, TCP/IP), network infrastructure management, OT cybersecurity practices
Preferred skills
MES/QMS integration, redundant gateway topology design, torque tools and vision systems, CAD (SolidWorks, NX, CATIA, AutoCAD)
Technologies
Ignition, Allen-Bradley, Siemens, MQTT, OPC UA, AWS EC2, MQTT brokers, Historians
Responsibilities
Develop and debug PLC code for high-volume manufacturing; Build Ignition Perspective SCADA applications including views and alarm pipelines; Deploy and maintain OT/IT server infrastructure and network cabling; Diagnose OT networking stack issues down to the packet level; Apply OT security practices including air-gapped design and server hardening
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
