Top Automation Engineer Jobs

Develop and deploy software and automation solutions for advanced CPU design, improve design-tool debugging and productivity, and support AI-assisted engineering workflows. Maintain and modernize scalable design infrastructure, including Intel’s internal high-performance computing cloud, while collaborating with software, CAD, compute, and infrastructure teams. Ensure solutions are secure, correct, reliable, and maintainable.

Develop and maintain automated test frameworks, scripts, and user interface tools for smart irrigation controller products. Create and execute functional, regression, integration, and performance tests; analyze results; track defects; and report quality metrics. Collaborate with product, firmware, and engineering teams to validate device interactions, telemetry, synchronization, usability, and release readiness. Contribute to QA standards, documentation, test data practices, and continuous automation improvements.

Lead development and execution of automated software verification and validation for complex medical device systems. Provide technical leadership, design and build test automation, collaborate across disciplines, ensure regulatory-compliant documentation, analyze defects, and drive process improvements to deliver high-quality products.

The Senior Automation Engineer will lead automation projects, develop scripts, manage infrastructure, and ensure adherence to security standards. Responsibilities include automating network provisioning and system administration effectively using IaC principles.

Architects, develops, and operates AI-enabled platforms supporting large-scale semiconductor design workflows. Responsibilities include building distributed backend services, APIs, data models, event-driven systems, workflow orchestration, web applications, telemetry, analytics, and dashboards. The role applies LLMs, RAG, and agents to debugging and operational support while improving reliability, usability, productivity, and tapeout reliability across global design infrastructure.

Performs continuous security, API, UI, and regression testing for CMS Marketplace systems. Develops and maintains automated Java or Scala test frameworks for REST APIs, Gatling simulations, and Scala/Selenium UI and API integration frameworks. Executes functional and manual tests, validates environments and databases, documents defects and test results in JIRA, participates in Agile ceremonies and code reviews, prepares test data, expands regression suites, and reports testing progress across releases.

Designs, programs, tests, troubleshoots, and improves automated packaging machinery and integrated controls systems. Maintains PLC, robot, and auxiliary-device program libraries; develops hardware and software designs; supports factory checkout, service teams, and customer field issues. Owns a commercialized product line’s controls codebase, supervises subcontractor vendors, creates technical documentation, and ensures machinery safety compliance. The role includes customer-site support and approximately 15% travel.

Develops and leads automation controls for new machinery and integrated packaging lines. Responsibilities include specifying controls hardware, programming PLC, HMI, servo and robotics systems, conducting design reviews, ensuring machinery safety, managing technical projects, supporting assembly and field testing, interfacing with customers, maintaining product-line code, and mentoring engineers. The role requires extensive experience with high-speed servo machinery, RSLogix5000, Rockwell Automation systems, and controls engineering leadership.

Develops and maintains programs for automated machines, robotics, third-party integrations, and complete systems. Supports factory testing, documents controls standards, troubleshoots customer field issues, and improves machine speed, capacity, reliability, functionality, and usability. Provides remote and on-site service support, collaborates across departments, and may tutor or lead others on engineering designs and projects. The role is primarily office-based, with assembly-floor and customer-site work and approximately 10% travel.

Designs and commissions factory automation systems for satellite AI hardware manufacturing. Responsibilities include PLC programming, robotic and conveyor controls, HMI development, electrical system design, safety compliance, machine commissioning, production-rate validation, troubleshooting, and operational handoff. The engineer also develops schedules and budgets, supports electromechanical integration, and ensures compliance with industrial safety and electrical standards.

Designs and maintains automated frameworks for performance, functional, synthetic, API, and system testing. Executes load, stress, soak, and scalability tests; analyzes bottlenecks; and delivers performance insights. Integrates testing and observability into CI/CD pipelines and monitoring environments. Collaborates with engineering, DevOps, product, support, and clients to validate releases, maintain test coverage, and improve system reliability.

Leads industrial automation projects from design through commissioning. Responsibilities include control panel and networking design, PLC/HMI/SCADA programming, field device configuration, documentation, troubleshooting, testing, client communication, and technical support for field technicians. The role requires managing multiple projects, meeting timelines and budgets, supporting start-ups, and applying industrial control, motor control, and instrumentation expertise.

Design, develop, and maintain scalable automation frameworks for UI, API, integration, regression, data validation, testing, operational workflows, and business processes. Lead automation initiatives across the software development lifecycle, evaluate tools, establish engineering standards, troubleshoot complex systems, partner with technical and business teams, and mentor engineers.

Design, build, and maintain automated test suites, evaluation scenarios, metrics, and datasets for AI-powered features. Automate QA workflows with Python and CI/CD, test APIs and ML model outputs, define quality strategy and acceptance criteria, create CI/CD quality gates, mentor teams, participate in code reviews, and document findings.

Develop automated test frameworks, tools, and test cases for embedded and web applications. Collaborate with developers throughout product development, review requirements for testability, execute functional, regression, performance, usability, and compatibility testing, and provide technical leadership. The role also involves mentoring team members, defining testing strategies, communicating project status, and contributing to code reviews and performance objectives.

Design, build, and maintain automated test suites, evaluation scenarios, and CI/CD quality gates for AI-powered applications. Test APIs, validate ML model outputs, create measurable evaluation rubrics, mentor teams, and contribute to shared QA frameworks and codebases.

Lead design, development, and maintenance of scalable automated test frameworks for web and mobile apps. Integrate tests into CI/CD, expand regression coverage, validate APIs and services, reduce flaky tests, and collaborate with Engineering, Product, QA, and DevOps to improve release quality and testing efficiency.

Lead automation and controls engineering for a new battery manufacturing facility: ensure FPS, safety, and quality compliance; design and validate production systems; program and troubleshoot PLCs, HMIs, robots, vision, and test equipment; liaise with IT and suppliers; conduct FMEAs and run-offs; implement controls best practices and training. Must support installation, commissioning, and continuous improvement across shift schedules.

Design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks and scripts for embedded automotive software. Create and execute test plans (functional, non-functional, regression), derive test scenarios from requirements, debug nightly regressions, collaborate with development teams on testability, participate in code reviews, and improve testing processes. Hybrid role with up to 10% domestic travel.

Design, deploy, and support OT networks and industrial automation for data centers. Configure Stratix switches, industrial firewalls, Rockwell PLCs and Ignition SCADA. Implement DLR/REP topologies, perform diagnostics, security assessments (IEC-62443, NIST 800-82), commission control systems, document configurations, and provide 24/7 tier-2 support while collaborating with IT, compliance, and engineering teams.

Lead configuration, programming, validation, and maintenance of OT systems (DCS, PLC, SCADA, Data Historian) for pharmaceutical manufacturing. Provide SME troubleshooting, implement upgrades and data migrations, develop lifecycle/validation deliverables, support automation projects, coordinate maintenance windows, ensure regulatory compliance (FDA/GMP/21 CFR 11), and train users on automation technologies.

Lead design, delivery, and commissioning of production-ready automated manufacturing systems. Define requirements with customers, develop simulations and cost/time models, drive conceptual and detailed designs, manage project scope/schedule/budget, support procurement, and collaborate with engineering teams to deploy scalable automation.

Lead mechanical design and delivery of custom automated manufacturing equipment from concept through commissioning. Design robotic end-of-arm tooling, material handling, fixtures, frames, safety guarding, and production cells; apply mechanics and kinematics, integrate mechanical/electrical/pneumatic systems, troubleshoot during installation, and produce documentation, BOMs, and assembly procedures.

Design, build, and commission factory automation systems: define controls architectures, program PLCs/HMIs, integrate robots and peripheral equipment, develop offline simulations, perform troubleshooting and commissioning, produce controls documentation, and support factory acceptance and startup.

Design, build, and deploy custom factory automation systems across the full lifecycle. Responsibilities include controls architecture, PLC/HMI programming, robot and equipment integration, offline simulation, electrical and safety design, on-site commissioning, testing, and creating controls documentation for automated manufacturing systems.