Staff Security Engineer - Industrial Control Systems

Job Description

Job Description

Union Technologies is reindustrializing America’s defense manufacturing base with a first-of-its-kind Factories-as-a-Stockpile™ model, integrating advanced robotics, manufacturing, and software into sovereign factory systems at scale. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, UNION is dedicated to restoring America’s industrial strength and guaranteeing deterrence for the century ahead.

We recently emerged from stealth with $50M in funding led by top-tier venture investors and strategic partners. Read more in our Press Release

Overview

We need a Staff Security Engineer - Industrial Control Systems to design and implement practical compliance solutions enabling industrial automation equipment (PLCs, CNCs, Robots, HMIs, SCADA systems, Control Cabinets) to operate securely and reliably in a CMMC Level 2, ITAR-controlled environment with rich MES connection. This is a senior IC role. You will directly own compliance for critical defense-related production lines.

Responsibilities

Compliant Production Line on Day 1 — Take advantage of a greenfield build to land equipment that is compliant on Day 1

Invent & implement solutions for the missing controls that let PLCs, CNCs, robots, HMIs, and SCADA join a CMMC Level 2 network on Day 1— no waivers, no delays.

Author, own, and iterate a vendor-consumable spec (hardware, network, and procedures) that survives FAT, site acceptance, and yearly audits.

Embed with vendors — drive design reviews, cabinet builds, and every FAT until the crate ships.

Sustain compliance —automate patching, credential rotation, evidence collection, and CMMC artifact prep

Deliver the outcome — leverage consultants or specialists to achieve the outcome as you see fit

Requirements

Shipped at least one hardware + software security product that protects OT or critical infrastructure (network appliance, secure gateway, or similar).

Hands-on with ICS / OT stacks : EtherNet / IP, Modbus / TCP, OPC UA, CNC file transfer, cabinet power / grounding, switch configs, industrial networking.

Proven track record translating NIST 800-171 / 172 or CMMC L2 (in force 16 Dec 2024) into run-time controls

U.S. Persons status

40% travel to vendor plants and FATs— no exceptions.

Bonus Requirements

Systems-level engineering in C / C++, Rust, or Go on Linux-based platforms plus basic HDL / Firmware literacy.

Join the mission. We'll handle the move.

Exceptional talent shouldn't be bound by geography. If you're ready to relocate to Dallas, TX and join us in reindustrializing America’s defense backbone, we'll make it easy—and for those who move quickly, additional incentives may be available.

Compensation Range : $132K - $233K