MC
IT Manager - Infrastructure & Cybersecurity
MW Components
Columbus, Ohio, US
MW Components is a precision component manufacturer operating under MW Industries, a US-based firm specializing in springs and metal components. The company runs over 30 manufacturing locations across the country, unifies more than 20 brands, and stocks over 40,000 parts - making it one of the nation's largest manufacturers of precision components. Its product portfolio spans industrial springs, specialty fasteners, precision machined parts, metal stampings, bellows, shims, and wire forms. The company serves critical infrastructure sectors including aerospace, defense, agriculture, oil and gas, and industrial automation. For cybersecurity professionals, the attack surface here is physical-meets-digital: manufacturing execution systems (MES), industrial control systems (ICS), and operational technology (OT) networks spanning dozens of geographically distributed facilities. Supply chain integrity is a core concern when your components land in defense and aerospace systems. MW Components draws talent from engineering, welding, customer service, and manufacturing backgrounds. The operational complexity of coordinating production and IT across 30+ sites, 20+ brands, and multiple high-stakes industry verticals means security work here isn't theoretical - it's about protecting real production lines, proprietary manufacturing processes, and the data flows that keep a large-scale industrial operation running.
MW Components is a precision component manufacturer operating under MW Industries, a US-based firm specializing in springs and metal components. The company runs over 30 manufacturing locations across the country, unifies more than 20 brands, and stocks over 40,000 parts - making it one of the nation's largest manufacturers of precision components. Its product portfolio spans industrial springs, specialty fasteners, precision machined parts, metal stampings, bellows, shims, and wire forms.
The company serves critical infrastructure sectors including aerospace, defense, agriculture, oil and gas, and industrial automation. For cybersecurity professionals, the attack surface here is physical-meets-digital: manufacturing execution systems (MES), industrial control systems (ICS), and operational technology (OT) networks spanning dozens of geographically distributed facilities. Supply chain integrity is a core concern when your components land in defense and aerospace systems.
MW Components draws talent from engineering, welding, customer service, and manufacturing backgrounds. The operational complexity of coordinating production and IT across 30+ sites, 20+ brands, and multiple high-stakes industry verticals means security work here isn't theoretical - it's about protecting real production lines, proprietary manufacturing processes, and the data flows that keep a large-scale industrial operation running.