Top Automation Engineer Jobs

Designs, builds, and maintains automated test systems and ground support equipment for spacecraft hardware. Integrates thermal, pressure, data acquisition, and precision instrumentation systems; develops PLC frameworks and EtherCAT tooling; designs electrical panels; wires cabinets; debugs hardware; and commissions control systems. Partners with propulsion, avionics, GNC, and manufacturing teams while contributing to real-time control architecture, safety systems, and maintainable engineering standards.

Founding QA Automation Engineer responsible for building end-to-end testing frameworks across frontend, backend, and AI agents. The role includes Playwright or Cypress UI testing, FastAPI validation, AI output evaluations, WebSocket and realtime testing, security and performance testing, CI/CD integration with GitHub Actions, defect reporting, and quality-process leadership. The engineer will establish autonomous, scalable QA systems and mentor developers while validating performance for up to 100,000 concurrent learners.

Interns collaborate with QA testers and developers to understand requirements, create and update test scripts, identify and document defects, retest fixes, and build and maintain automated functional, regression, and smoke tests. The role is an on-site summer internship in West Des Moines, Iowa, for an enrolled undergraduate student studying Computer Science or MIS.

Advance warehouse automation reliability and performance across AS/RS, packaging, receiving, picking, sortation, and material-flow systems. The role establishes standards, defines control and software behavior, analyzes faults and throughput, improves high-uptime operations, evaluates technical alternatives, and develops AI-enabled troubleshooting tools. Responsibilities also include managing multiple engineering projects, solving complex system issues, and collaborating across hardware, controls, software, process design, analytics, and operations.

Designs, develops, programs, integrates, tests, and troubleshoots automation and control systems for manufacturing plants. Responsibilities include PLC, robotics, HMI, motion, safety, vision, and network integration; project specifications and documentation; FAT/SAT validation; system startup; technical issue resolution; personnel training; and continuous improvement. The role collaborates with engineering, production, IT, maintenance, quality, vendors, and integrators while supporting multiple projects and traveling up to 25% domestically and internationally.

Leads software and infrastructure engineering for a network test automation platform. Provides technical direction, architects scalable changes, and drives complex programs across cloud, on-premises, data center, operating system, hypervisor, and networking environments. Establishes AI-assisted engineering governance, secure validation practices, automation standards, observability, telemetry, and CI/CD improvements. Collaborates with technical teams, vendors, and other platforms to modernize infrastructure, mitigate risk, and promote reusable engineering frameworks.

Lead software engineer responsible for designing, building, and operating secure, high-quality Python-based production systems. Drive distributed systems design, automation, AI-assisted engineering adoption, troubleshooting, mentoring, and cross-functional collaboration to improve reliability and delivery.

Supports, troubleshoots, qualifies, and validates laboratory automation systems, including liquid handling robots and automated storage equipment. Develops documentation, user requirements, testing procedures, and operating procedures; provides user training and ongoing support. Collaborates with scientists, engineers, end users, and cross-functional teams to implement workflow improvements and optimize laboratory efficiency. Requires travel between Austin sites and occasional later-hour support.

Engineer and administer Salesforce Marketing Cloud, managing platform operations, integrations, releases, testing, governance, troubleshooting, and campaign technical support. Collaborate with stakeholders and platform partners to deliver reliable marketing automation capabilities, resolve issues within SLAs, maintain documentation, and improve development and operational processes.

Designs, develops, maintains, and executes automated tests for enterprise applications, including Salesforce and Oracle E-Business Suite. Leads regression, functional, integration, and end-to-end automation; integrates tests with CI/CD pipelines and reporting tools; troubleshoots failures, assesses quality risks, supports defect resolution, and mentors QA team members on automation and quality engineering practices.

Designs, develops, maintains, and executes automated testing frameworks and scripts for enterprise applications. Leads regression, functional, integration, and end-to-end automation across platforms such as Salesforce and Oracle E-Business Suite. Integrates testing into CI/CD pipelines, investigates failures, identifies quality risks, supports defect resolution, and mentors QA team members on automation and quality engineering practices.

Owns the STL automation and digital factory roadmap, identifying, evaluating, and scaling automation across machining, assembly, testing, material movement, and other manufacturing operations. Leads technology strategy, business cases, equipment selection, controls integration, commissioning, supplier engagement, factory connectivity, and deployment standardization. Partners with engineering, operations, quality, IT, facilities, supply chain, and leadership to improve safety, quality, productivity, labor efficiency, and scalability.

Build and operate production Python services, AI-enabled workflows, RAG systems, multi-agent applications, and security automation platforms. Develop integrations, scalable data pipelines, code-review tools, and AI evaluation frameworks while managing reliability, latency, security, and cost. Partner with engineering and security stakeholders to identify opportunities and deliver maintainable solutions from concept through production.

Leads process engineering and technician teams supporting manufacturing process development, optimization, new product introduction, scale-up, troubleshooting, automation, validation, and continuous improvement. Provides mentoring, performance feedback, and hiring support while collaborating with R&D, Quality, Maintenance, and Operations. Develops process documentation, conducts root cause analysis and capability studies, supports equipment qualification and preventive maintenance, and ensures compliance with safety, environmental, regulatory, ISO 13485, and ISO 9001 requirements.

Design and deploy automated test infrastructure for PCBAs, subsystems, and high-power converter systems. Own test strategy, coverage, fixtures, instrumentation, automation, deployment, calibration, regression, and sustainment. Develop high-voltage bidirectional test cells, functional fixtures, fault-injection rigs, and production-ready test stations. Partner with design and manufacturing teams to improve observability, yield, reliability, and test scalability.

Develop and maintain automated functional safety test frameworks for LabCar, vehicle, and HIL environments. Implement fault-injection testing for steer-by-wire and brake-by-wire systems, analyze test results, and build reporting pipelines for requirement traceability and coverage. Collaborate with functional safety, systems, software, hardware, integration, and program teams to align testing with software releases and safety objectives across automotive domains.

Entry-level RF test automation engineer in a two-year rotational program. Responsibilities include developing and executing RF test procedures, performing measurements, automating instrument control and data processing, validating test hardware and software, documenting results, troubleshooting defects, and supporting product transfer from engineering to production. The role requires an electrical or computer engineering degree, lab equipment experience, programming coursework or project experience, and eligibility to obtain a government security clearance.

Specifies, designs, approves, and validates automation systems for injection molding and assembly operations. Develops user requirements, RFQs, machine specifications, controls approaches, project plans, budgets, and schedules. Conducts vendor runoffs, supports equipment validation, leads DFM, FMEA, risk management, and continuous improvement activities, and coordinates automation maintenance. Collaborates with sales, engineering, operations, quality teams, suppliers, and customers to deliver safe, reliable, cost-effective systems.

Develop embedded test automation for medical robotic systems, including hardware-in-the-loop infrastructure, firmware testing, manufacturing tools, device programming, calibration, diagnostics, and CI/CD integration. Collaborate with embedded software, electrical, systems, manufacturing, and quality teams while building Python automation for component, integration, regression, and fault-injection testing.

Develop and maintain reusable software frameworks and automation for spacecraft testing, including SIL, HITL, environmental, radiation, integration, and field-test systems. Integrate testing into continuous integration workflows, control laboratory equipment, manage test data and configuration, and support test racks and facilities. Partner with engineering teams to validate releases, investigate anomalies, perform root-cause analysis, and ensure reliable, reproducible test environments across multiple flight programs.

Leads the design, integration, validation, commissioning, maintenance, and continuous improvement of high-volume automated assembly lines for precision medical devices. Manages machine integrators and suppliers, develops equipment specifications and documentation, troubleshoots electro-mechanical systems, integrates PLC, motion, vision, robotics, and mechatronics, and supports production uptime, reliability, quality, and cost reduction. Provides manufacturing design input, validation protocols, PFMEA support, technician training, and cross-site collaboration.

Build and scale a browser automation and crawling engine for autonomous web application penetration testing. Develop reliable Playwright and Stagehand workflows across complex JavaScript applications, authentication flows, WebSockets, file uploads, and anti-bot defenses. Improve crawl coverage, determinism, throughput, endpoint discovery, queueing, and state management across distributed browser sessions. Collaborate with offensive security engineers and contribute to graph-backed application mapping while balancing deterministic automation with selective LLM use.

Develops and improves automated high-speed assembly manufacturing processes. Responsibilities include analyzing equipment performance, implementing corrective actions, facilitating continuous-improvement initiatives, updating SOPs, supporting production issue resolution, improving cycle time and costs, and contributing to equipment development, validation, industrialization, and ramp-up projects. The role also provides technical expertise, training, audit support, and process best practices in a clean manufacturing environment.

Develops, programs, commissions, troubleshoots, and optimizes PLC, HMI, robotics, sensing, vision, and manufacturing control systems. Supports beverage packaging machinery, electrical and mechanical systems, industrial networks, system upgrades, and 24/7 operations. Performs root-cause analysis, documentation, equipment maintenance, line balancing, and automation improvements. Collaborates with vendors and internal teams, trains production personnel, and provides technical support for manufacturing operations.

Lead automation projects for high-volume satellite manufacturing, from factory concept and machine commissioning through operational handoff. Develop maintainable PLC and safety-control code, design HMI systems, implement compliant robotic and manufacturing equipment safeguards, and create electrical systems meeting NEC, NFPA, and UL508A standards. The role spans mechanical, electrical, robotics, motion systems, industrial software, factory monitoring, scheduling, budgeting, troubleshooting, and cross-functional team leadership.