Top Automation Engineer Jobs

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.

Design, commission, and implement automated manufacturing systems for Starlink optical payloads. Responsibilities include PLC programming, robotics, machine vision, process controls, factory data systems, user interfaces, electrical and pneumatic schematics, and safety-compliant control systems. The role spans machine design through production deployment and requires collaboration across engineering and manufacturing teams to improve efficiency, troubleshoot systems, and ensure compliance with industrial safety standards.

Design and manage factory automation projects from concept through commissioning and operational handoff. Develop maintainable PLC, safety, HMI, and machine-health systems; design compliant electrical systems; and integrate robotics, motion systems, sensors, and industrial networks. Create project schedules and budgets, troubleshoot interdisciplinary equipment, and support manufacturing milestones, including extended hours and weekends when needed.

Designs, commissions, and implements automated manufacturing systems for high-volume satellite production. Responsibilities include PLC and robotics programming, machine vision, factory performance systems, user interfaces, electrical and pneumatic schematics, control panels, process improvement, and safety compliance. The engineer collaborates across teams to develop and troubleshoot integrated automation, robotics, electrical, and manufacturing systems.

Designs and maintains automated tests for ActiveScale object storage across S3 APIs, data paths, durability, data movement, resilience, performance, and scalability. Builds integration with CI pipelines, investigates distributed-system failures, validates data integrity, and develops reusable automation infrastructure. Collaborates with developers on quality strategy, acceptance criteria, defect triage, code reviews, and release readiness.

Designs, integrates, validates, and deploys precision automation equipment for semiconductor manufacturing and test systems. Supports motion control, machine vision, robotics, sensors, testing, commissioning, troubleshooting, performance optimization, and continuous improvement. Develops test plans, analyzes engineering data, performs root-cause analysis, and maintains technical documentation. Collaborates with mechanical, electrical, software, controls, manufacturing, systems engineering teams, suppliers, and technicians throughout equipment development and production deployment.

Develop, configure, test, and commission PLC, DCS, SCADA, HMI, batch, safety, historian, and enterprise integration software for nuclear fuel manufacturing facilities. Responsibilities include industrial communications, alarm management, OT cybersecurity, software configuration management, FAT/SAT testing, commissioning, troubleshooting, documentation, and contractor technical direction. The role coordinates controls software with I&C hardware and supports both capital projects and plant operations.

Serves as the technical authority for automation and controls software across nuclear reactor and fuel manufacturing facilities. Owns PLC/DCS, SCADA, HMI, batch, alarm, safety logic, historian, enterprise integration, and OT architecture. Establishes software standards, leads first-of-a-kind control strategies, reviews engineering work, mentors staff, directs integrators, and oversees testing, commissioning, documentation, cybersecurity, and operational troubleshooting in accordance with nuclear quality and industry standards.

Supports the design, testing, troubleshooting, commissioning, and implementation of industrial automation and control systems for water and wastewater applications. Responsibilities include creating electrical schematics and control-panel layouts, selecting components, preparing bills of materials and estimates, assessing customer sites, and resolving field issues. The role involves PLCs, HMIs, SCADA, sensors, CAD software, and industrial communications while collaborating with engineering, manufacturing, project management, and field service teams.

Develops, implements, troubleshoots, and improves PLC-based automation and process-control systems in a 24/7 glass manufacturing plant. Responsibilities include controls programming, equipment integration, commissioning, process improvement, vendor coordination, capital projects, technical documentation, training, and supervision of instrumentation technicians. Provides on-call technical support for critical plant systems and helps improve reliability, safety, quality, yield, and production efficiency.

Build software and robotics for a highly automated biology lab. Responsibilities include integrating laboratory instruments and robotic systems, developing experiment orchestration and scheduling, enabling monitoring and error recovery, capturing complete experimental data, optimizing workflows for throughput and reproducibility, and transferring automated assays across partner laboratories. The role bridges software engineering, robotics, hardware integration, and biology while requiring hands-on troubleshooting and close collaboration with scientists and laboratory operators.

Plan, execute and automate functional, regression and integration tests for mobile (iOS/Android) and backend services. Create and maintain test plans, cases and data; log and track defects; support UAT, performance and stability checks; collaborate with developers, DevOps and architects; integrate automated tests into CI pipelines and validate release readiness across environments and physical devices.

Develop, support, troubleshoot, and improve automated laboratory workflows using liquid handlers and related instrumentation. Translate manual protocols into reliable automated methods, provide technical support, coordinate maintenance and vendors, document procedures, and improve system reliability and throughput. Collaborate with scientists, laboratory users, vendors, and engineering teams while developing programming and automation expertise.

Designs, develops, commissions, tests, and supports PLC-, HMI-, instrumentation-, and network-based automation systems for drilling equipment and rig operations. Responsibilities include machine-control programming, system architecture, technical documentation, equipment validation, troubleshooting, Level 3 customer support, project execution, safety compliance, and field deployment. The role requires collaboration with customers, engineers, technicians, manufacturing, and field teams, plus approximately 30% domestic and international travel.

Designs, builds, and operates integrations, data pipelines, and automations connecting business applications with Snowflake. Responsibilities include API development, process automation, monitoring, error handling, vendor API management, documentation, credential governance, and cross-functional requirements gathering. The role supports legacy and current product platforms during migration and helps establish integration standards for reporting and AI-agent data access.

The Automation Engineer programs, maintains, and troubleshoots plant-wide PLC, HMI, drive, instrumentation, and industrial network systems. Responsibilities include designing and modifying control panels, developing automation programs, supporting production efficiency and safety, managing projects, maintaining process computers and documentation, troubleshooting equipment, and training technicians. The role requires manufacturing experience, PLC/HMI and drive programming knowledge, and CAD experience.

Designs and develops industrial automation, process control, MES, SCADA, motion control, HMI, database, and software solutions for pork processing facilities. Responsibilities include engineering design, feasibility studies, cost estimates, PLC and control application development, vendor coordination, field work, startup support, training, troubleshooting, downtime analysis, and project planning. Requires collaboration with operations and maintenance teams and travel up to 50%.

Develop and automate ICAM, IAM, SOC, and Zero Trust workflows across Okta, CyberArk, AWS, Active Directory, Splunk, and Zscaler. Build integrations, SOAR playbooks, detection rules, log onboarding, access policies, credential rotation, session revocation, and automated ticketing. Collaborate with engineering, SOC, and identity teams to improve enterprise security automation. The role requires an interim Secret clearance, DoD 8140 qualification, relevant cybersecurity certification, and at least four years of experience.

Design, prototype, build, debug, and improve automated manufacturing equipment, machine modules, tooling, fixtures, and mechanisms. Create CAD models, drawings, BOMs, and engineering documentation; support process experiments, equipment bring-up, validation, and production readiness. Collaborate with controls, software, manufacturing, quality, technicians, machine shops, and vendors to deliver reliable, manufacturable, serviceable automation systems.

Provides technical leadership for automated testing and verification across autonomy software, machine learning systems, distributed services, simulation environments, hardware-in-the-loop platforms, and GPU infrastructure. Owns test architecture, MLOps quality, CI/CD and continuous training workflows, ML validation, observability, failure triage, scenario-based testing, and scalable Python automation. Collaborates across software, autonomy, data, simulation, and systems engineering teams while governing AI-assisted testing workflows.

Designs and validates automated test equipment, PLC-based systems, tester hardware and software for automotive manufacturing. Develops testing strategies, specifications, programs, and process systems; analyzes failures and coverage; supports equipment integration, FMEA, production transitions, standards validation, and continuous improvement. Collaborates with R&D, software validation, manufacturing, and technicians while ensuring safety and environmental compliance.

Supports commissioning, maintenance, troubleshooting, and upgrades for electrical controls and automation systems on a laser furnace and process equipment. Responsibilities include PLC and SCADA troubleshooting, Ignition HMI updates, Codesys logic changes, field wiring, panel modifications, device configuration, commissioning, controls documentation, and integration of industrial equipment such as lasers, pumps, chillers, sensors, valves, VFDs, and heaters.