Network Engineer, Factory Systems and Operational Technology

Anduril • Santa Ana, CA

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About The Position

Anduril Industries is seeking a Network Engineer for its Maritime Division, focused on factory systems and operational technology (OT) infrastructure. The role designs, deploys, and maintains network systems for manufacturing environments, working directly in production spaces with Manufacturing Engineering, Facilities, Security, and IT teams. Networks must be reliable, secure, and aligned with ISA-95 and Purdue Model standards.

This is a hands-on field role involving site walks, surveys, and hardware installation at Anduril facilities, as well as inventory management, procurement planning, and hardware coordination. The engineer supports manufacturing buildouts, production lines, machine onboarding, and control-system integration; manages network security and performance; and provides on-call incident support. Travel to remote facilities is required.

The role is associated with Anduril’s Maritime Division and its manufacturing operations, including the Proto-Factory in Orange County, California, and the planned Arsenal-2 shipyard in Baltimore County, Maryland. The stated U.S. salary range is $120,000–$170,000, base salary only. Full-time employees are offered competitive equity grants in the majority of offers and a comprehensive benefits package described as available at little to no cost.

Requirements

• 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 next-generation firewalls.
• 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, including 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.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with industrial networking platforms such as Rockwell Stratix, Hirschmann, or Moxa.
• Experience in environments that blend IT and OT security practices.
• Familiarity with Arista or Aruba hardware.
• Experience with AWS, Azure, GCP, or OCI.
• Experience with Python, Nornir, Jinja, Ansible, or Terraform for automation.
• Background supporting rapid-growth factory or manufacturing operations.

Responsibilities

• Perform detailed site walks and site surveys to assess network requirements, validate capacity, and plan installations in manufacturing spaces.
• Design and implement secure, segmented factory and OT network architectures using 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 control-system integration.
• Conduct cabling validation, equipment racking, hardware placement, and physical-layer troubleshooting.
• Manage network equipment inventory across facilities, including tracking, forecasting, and ordering hardware.
• Handle procurement of networking components and coordinate with vendors, suppliers, and subcontractors.
• Maintain 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 the 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.

Benefits

• Competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full-time offers.
• Comprehensive, competitive benefits package available at little to no cost to employees.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed