Top Automation Engineer Jobs

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

Designs, develops, and supports secure automation and application solutions using Microsoft Power Platform, RPA, APIs, and AI capabilities. Translates business requirements into documented technical solutions, coordinates testing and deployment, monitors performance, and remediates failures. Collaborates with IT and business stakeholders while adhering to enterprise standards, SDLC controls, secure data handling practices, audit requirements, change management, and documentation standards.

Leads the design, development, and execution of automated testing strategies and frameworks. Guides manual and automated testing, integrates tests into DevOps pipelines, mentors QA engineers, manages automation projects, establishes quality standards, analyzes metrics, and drives continuous improvement. Collaborates with product and cross-functional teams, supports Agile and Scrum practices, plans system integration testing, and evaluates tools and technologies to improve test coverage, reliability, and efficiency.

Design, implement, and own system-level test plans and automation for MANET/MIMO wireless products. Build test infrastructure, logging and analysis tools, operate lab RF equipment, collaborate with R&D and software teams, troubleshoot and qualify firmware/hardware, and support demonstrations and product hardening.

Lead design, development, deployment, and maintenance of manufacturing automation systems (PLCs, HMIs, SCADA, robotics). Manage projects, mentor junior engineers, perform feasibility and risk analyses, create engineering documentation, troubleshoot systems, ensure regulatory and safety compliance, and drive continuous improvement across sites.

Develop and deploy CNC machining automation, CAM postprocessors, and software solutions to improve manufacturing efficiency. Integrate CAD/CAM/PLM systems, implement probing/adaptive machining and AI/ML tools, support machinists and engineers on the shop floor, and lead equipment/software selection and scaling of automated machining processes.

Lead the design, development, integration, commissioning, and optimization of automation systems for flooring manufacturing capital projects. Responsibilities include PLC, HMI, SCADA, robotics, motion control, MES integration, process optimization, safety validation, vendor management, budgeting, documentation, troubleshooting, training, and technical mentorship.

Lead design, implementation, maintenance, and optimization of plant automation systems (PLCs, HMIs, SCADA). Manage automation scope for capital projects, develop software and HMI graphics, maintain documentation, and drive operational efficiency and compliance.

Build automated end-to-end tests, frameworks, harnesses, services, and infrastructure for autonomous aircraft software across SIL, HIL, and VIL environments. Automate release testing, orchestration, data collection, analysis, and reporting; debug failures across software, networking, hardware, and simulation; expand system coverage; and integrate testing into CI/CD and release workflows.

Design, integrate, commission, and troubleshoot PLC-based control, safety, electrical, embedded, networking, and software systems for robotic material-handling automation. Develop electrical panels, control cabinets, safety architectures, and commissioning tools while collaborating across engineering teams. Support testing, root-cause investigations, product scaling, manufacturing training, and occasional customer-site deployments.

Design and implement automation and ETL pipelines to centralize partner data, build self-service and alerting workflows, automate operational runbooks and incident contact retrieval, and create monitoring dashboards and reconciliation scripts to ensure data quality and consistency.

Develop, validate, and enhance integration and automation features for SEL products. Diagnose and document communication issues, define product specifications and tests, perform system validation, provide technical/market analysis, and mentor junior staff while applying manufacturing and utility best practices.

Leads architecture, development, and execution of backend API, service, data pipeline, and frontend automation for an autonomous vehicle fleet operations platform. Establishes CI/CD quality gates, validates integrations, analyzes failures, collaborates cross-functionally, and mentors an automation engineer. Supports evolving platform requirements, after-hours releases, and occasional domestic on-site testing or deployments.

Design custom industrial machinery, automation equipment, robotic tooling, fixtures, and mechanical systems from concept through commissioning. Create CAD models, manufacturing drawings, bills of materials, and engineering documentation using GD&T and design-for-manufacturing principles. Support fabrication, machining, welding, assembly, prototyping, testing, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement while collaborating with manufacturing, controls, suppliers, project management, and technicians.

Serve as the primary pre-sales technical partner for manufacturing customers. Lead discovery, requirements gathering, production-data and CAD analysis, robotic automation solution design, scoping, cost estimation, proposal support, customer design reviews, and handoffs to deployment. Manage multiple technical workstreams, improve standard designs and procedures, identify offering gaps, and visit customer sites for discovery and validation. Expertise in palletizing or case packing and major six-axis robot platforms is preferred.

Design, configure, test, commission, and support ISA-88 batch control solutions. Develop batch recipes, PLC/DCS and HMI/SCADA code, integrate historians/MES/SQL, lead FAT/SAT and start-up, troubleshoot batch execution and integration, and mentor junior engineers.

Configure, deploy, and support laboratory robotic automation systems; perform FAT/SAT, troubleshoot hardware/software, configure databases and scheduling applications, deliver client training, maintain documentation, and provide onsite customer-facing technical support.

Design, program, test, install, and commission SCADA, relay, and PLC systems (primarily SEL/RTAC). Produce schematics, configuration files (IEC61850, DNP3, MODBUS), AutoCAD drawings, perform field commissioning/troubleshooting, and prepare project documentation. Support clients and perform periodic interstate field assignments.

Design, configure, implement and integrate process control and automation systems (PLC, DCS, HMI, SCADA) to improve manufacturing efficiency and reliability. Troubleshoot process issues, support capital projects, implement control strategies, collaborate cross-functionally, and maintain process documentation.

Plan and deploy OpenStack clouds for dev/test/prod, contribute to CI/CD, administer Ubuntu/RHEL systems and networking, automate via Puppet/Chef/SaltStack/mCollective, use virtualization (KVM/XEN/LXC/VMware), script in Python/bash/sh, implement HA (Linux HA, pacemaker, DRBD), manage packaging (RPM/DEB), and use version control and CI tools (SVN/Git, Jenkins, Rally).

Develop and maintain deployment automation and system automation tools. Build scripts and automation using Shell/Perl/Python; implement configuration management with Chef, Puppet, and Ansible. Provide Linux system administration expertise and support installation and configuration tasks for production environments. Contract role based in Bellevue, WA.

Design, develop, and integrate manual and automated machines using CAD and modeling software. Create 2D/3D drawings, specify hardware/software, program basic PLCs and simple robot tasks, set up vision inspection, perform welding and machining, troubleshoot equipment, train users, and produce documentation and maintenance plans.

Design and automate deployment pipelines for enterprise API Gateway implementations. Develop CI/CD/GitOps workflows, infrastructure and configuration automation, and support API deployments using tools like Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins, and container platforms.

Design and build automated API onboarding, lifecycle management, deployment automation, and developer self-service. Implement REST APIs, infrastructure-as-code, CI/CD pipelines, and Git-based workflows. Integrate developer portals, API publishing/governance, and enterprise integration for a federal contractor environment.

Designs, installs, and commissions robotic and automation equipment; leads projects from feasibility to handover; develops reliability standards; trains operations and maintenance staff; supports maintenance, OT security, digital initiatives, and continuous improvement across plant sites.