Top Automation Engineer Jobs

Develops advanced manufacturing strategies, optimizes processes and product quality, analyzes manufacturing data, and leads continuous improvement initiatives. Collaborates cross-functionally on manufacturing operations and new product introductions. Responsibilities include process design, validation, troubleshooting, automation, robotics, additive manufacturing, statistical process control, and process optimization. The role may also lead project teams and apply lean manufacturing and Six Sigma methodologies.

Maintain, troubleshoot, calibrate, and improve automated material handling and warehouse equipment. Diagnose electrical, mechanical, PLC, and control-system failures; execute preventive maintenance; manage spare parts and reliability KPIs; support equipment installation and commissioning; maintain documentation; and train operations and maintenance personnel. The role also collaborates with vendors and engineering teams on upgrades, energy efficiency, and continuous improvement.

Leads industrial automation projects involving DCS and PLC software development, HMI graphics, functional specifications, testing, commissioning, and system start-up. Coordinates with clients and engineering disciplines, prepares scopes and estimates, supports proposals, ensures safety and quality compliance, and mentors junior engineers. The role requires controls troubleshooting experience, industrial field work, and occasional local and overnight travel.

Designs, develops, installs, commissions, qualifies, and supports complex automation solutions in a GxP environment. Troubleshoots technical issues, manages risks, maintains engineering documentation and project files, interprets drawings and specifications, and provides guidance to other engineers. Requires expertise across multiple areas such as mechanical and electrical design, robotics, controls, data systems, machine vision, software integration, assembly, and validation.

Design, develop, and build test platforms and software for Starlink, including hardware-in-the-loop and virtualized simulations. Implement tools for CI-driven test execution, analyze results, troubleshoot hardware/software integrations, and improve test systems for reliable deployments and data-driven validation.

Lead the design, integration, testing, deployment, and sustainment of automated cell-based bioassay and sample-preparation workflows. Convert early prototypes into scalable, GMP-ready systems while ensuring data integrity, traceability, reproducibility, and assay integrity. Collaborate with scientists, quality, engineering, digital, and operations teams; troubleshoot biological, liquid-handling, and integration issues; support validation, lifecycle management, standardization, and continuous improvement across automation platforms.

Design, execute, and automate functional, system, regression, and acceptance tests. Create/maintain test plans, environments, data, and test suites. Analyze results, file reproducible bug reports, and work with developers to resolve defects while communicating progress and quality metrics.

Provides senior technical leadership and hands-on execution for automation, robotics, liquid handling, instrument integration, and controls projects supporting oligonucleotide manufacturing. Designs and deploys automated systems, integrates equipment with MES and LIMS, troubleshoots production systems, leads commissioning and validation, develops technical documentation, and transfers knowledge to internal teams. Collaborates with Manufacturing, MSAT, Quality, Facilities, IT, and vendors to improve productivity, quality, reliability, compliance, and scalability.

Build and maintain automated testing for products using C# and Selenium. Collaborate with local teams and coordinate execution with offshore engineers, while supporting mobile automation with Appium and potentially transitioning automation work to Playwright. Apply web development fundamentals including HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and TypeScript. Lead cross-team coordination and collaborate remotely, with occasional in-person work in the Redmond area.

Designs, develops, tests, debugs, and maintains CAD/EDA software tools, workflows, and automation solutions supporting hardware design, process design, and manufacturing. Responsibilities include gathering requirements, writing functional and test code, automating build and deployment pipelines, performing unit/integration/end-to-end testing, and developing scalable design automation workflows.

Design, develop, troubleshoot, and optimize automated process control and monitoring systems for biopharmaceutical manufacturing. Provide PLC, HMI, and DeltaV DCS support; investigate automation-related deviations; create GAMP 5 engineering documents, specifications, and test plans; commission and validate equipment; execute Factory and Site Acceptance Tests; and support continuous improvement and manufacturing projects.

Deploys, optimizes, troubleshoots, repairs, and supports laboratory automation systems, including liquid handlers, workcells, and analytical instruments. Leads medium-complexity engineering and continuous-improvement projects, supports verification and performance qualification, drafts SOPs, and provides production floor support. Collaborates with Production, R&D, Quality, Service Engineering, and vendors while maintaining documentation, change control, safety, and regulatory compliance.

Build and maintain automated business workflows using Zoho Creator, Zoho Flow, n8n, APIs, webhooks, and scripting. Develop custom applications, integrations, Deluge scripts, JavaScript, HTML/CSS, Node.js or Python solutions, and data-processing automations. Monitor and troubleshoot workflows, maintain data consistency and security, document solutions, create process diagrams and training materials, and collaborate with technical and nontechnical stakeholders while learning under senior supervision.

Build and maintain automated business workflows using Zoho Creator, Zoho Flow, n8n, APIs, webhooks, and scripting. Develop custom applications, Deluge scripts, JavaScript, Python or Node.js solutions, and integrations. Monitor and troubleshoot workflows, maintain data consistency and security, document technical processes, and collaborate with technical and nontechnical stakeholders under senior developer guidance.

Build and maintain internal automations and AI agents to resolve high-volume IT/service requests. Automate onboarding/offboarding, access provisioning, ticket triage, and knowledge bases; measure impact. Lead identity and access infrastructure (SSO, RBAC, SAML/SCIM), govern SaaS and devices, support security/compliance, and continuously improve workflows across teams.

Lead Rockwell PharmaSuite MES design, configuration, validation, lifecycle management, electronic batch records, master recipes, and GMP change control. Support DeltaV, PI, and Ignition automation, system integrations, inspections, data integrity, go-lives, troubleshooting, operator training, capital projects, and digital manufacturing strategy. Mentor engineers and collaborate with manufacturing, quality, validation, IT, supply chain, and process development teams.

Develops, validates, sustains, and improves automated and manual PCBA and electronic assembly processes. Leads NPI, process validation, equipment qualification, Lean/Six Sigma improvements, automation, inspection, troubleshooting, documentation, and corrective actions. Uses manufacturing data, SPC, DOE, capability analysis, and root-cause methods to improve yield, reliability, throughput, and cost. Partners cross-functionally on equipment, suppliers, maintenance, quality, design, and production while supporting a fully on-site manufacturing operation.

Develops, validates, sustains, and improves automated and manual electronic assembly and PCBA manufacturing processes. Leads NPI, process validation, equipment qualification, documentation, Lean/Six Sigma improvements, automation, inspection, troubleshooting, and corrective actions. Uses manufacturing data and statistical methods to improve yield, quality, reliability, throughput, and cost. Collaborates with cross-functional and global teams, supports capital projects and suppliers, maintains compliance and traceability controls, and mentors engineering and production personnel in a fully onsite factory environment.

Leads complex automation and controls engineering initiatives for advanced manufacturing equipment. Responsibilities include troubleshooting industrial control systems, resolving critical escalations, improving uptime and OEE, executing retrofits, integrating PLCs, VFDs, robotics, and vision systems, managing vendors, validating pilot automation solutions, establishing technical standards, and mentoring junior engineers and maintenance technicians. The role supports scalable, reliable, and production-ready automation across extrusion, thermoforming, RF welding, and trimming operations.

Designs, builds, programs, tests, and supports manufacturing robotics and automation systems. Develops robotic control software, data acquisition architectures, vision systems, and automated production processes. Troubleshoots electrical and mechanical equipment, coordinates with vendors and engineering teams, creates SOPs, trains production personnel, and delivers automation projects that improve productivity, precision, cycle time, and cost.

Designs, builds, configures, tests, and supports manufacturing robotics and automated production equipment. Responsibilities include robotics programming, controls and mechanical troubleshooting, vision-system maintenance, automation software and data-acquisition architecture, equipment sourcing, SOP development, personnel training, and process improvements to reduce cycle time and costs. The role collaborates with engineering, production, vendors, and global teams to implement reliable, high-productivity automated production lines.

Develop and maintain Python-based automation platforms supporting automotive multimedia systems. Responsibilities include feature development, debugging, testing, root cause analysis, performance improvement, technical support, and collaboration with cross-functional stakeholders in an Agile environment. The role may involve Linux, FastAPI, hardware control, automotive communication protocols, web technologies, cloud platforms, and AI or machine learning tools.

Senior SDET responsible for scaling Python-based web and API automation, optimizing large CI test suites, reducing flaky tests, and troubleshooting failures across containerized and virtualized environments. The role partners with developers on shift-left quality, maintains automation frameworks, expands API-level coverage, adopts AI-assisted testing tools, and contributes to engineering standards and documentation.

Develops, modifies, and maintains automation programs for machines, robotics, integrations, and complete systems. Supports factory testing, documents controls standards, troubleshoots customer field issues, and assists service teams remotely and onsite. The role improves machine speed, capacity, reliability, functionality, and usability while collaborating with engineering, checkout, service, and production teams. Approximately 10% travel to customer sites is required.

Own the software infrastructure and physical execution of R&D lab testing. Develop Python-based evaluation GUIs and automation frameworks, run bench-top characterization of custom mmWave beamforming chips, and perform over-the-air testing to validate silicon performance.