Top Automation Engineer Jobs

Supports sales of industrial automation and control products by specifying solutions, recommending inventory, identifying customer opportunities, explaining technology developments, and providing technical support for equipment operation and maintenance. Works with branch personnel, customers, and sales staff to evaluate needs, present complex solutions, and deliver technical services. The position requires extensive travel and use of a personal vehicle.

Own the enterprise integration and automation architecture across Finance, HR, Revenue, Billing, and Go-to-Market systems. Lead design reviews, engineering standards, governance, monitoring, technical debt reduction, and complex hands-on integrations using Workday Studio, Workato, Salesforce, Snowflake, and APIs. Guide distributed integration teams, manage escalations, support recruiting and development, and partner with senior stakeholders to prioritize automation initiatives and deliver resilient, production-grade solutions.

Leads development-operations projects for building and deploying modular automation assets. Responsibilities include optimizing manufacturing workflows, coordinating automation, supply chain, production, and engineering teams, preparing manufacturing documentation, managing suppliers, designing tooling, troubleshooting nonconforming products, implementing corrective actions, reducing costs, and improving safety, quality, and throughput. The role also supports design reviews, production transitions, technician training, and program milestone adherence.

This role focuses on improving manufacturing capabilities through control system design, troubleshooting, and process improvement initiatives.

Design, program, and support PLCs and HMIs; troubleshoot automation, electrical, and communication systems; lead reliability and modernization projects; analyze performance data; support installations, backups, testing, and documentation in a manufacturing environment.

Develop and maintain automated regression tests for web and mobile (iOS/Android) applications. Design test strategies, plans, reusable scripts, and execute automation within Agile sprints. Mentor junior engineers, perform peer code reviews, collaborate across teams, and provide automation metrics and reporting.

Support and enhance neural network-based vision systems in manufacturing, maintaining customizations, configuring systems, and providing technical support while collaborating with stakeholders to meet operational requirements.

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.

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, 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 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.

Design, build, and commission automated manufacturing systems end-to-end. Define control architectures, program PLCs/HMIs/robots, perform virtual and onsite commissioning, integrate equipment, lead testing and acceptance, produce controls documentation, and coordinate cross-functional stakeholders to deliver scalable production systems.

Design and engineer control system hardware and software. Manage projects, ensure documentation accuracy, and provide customer training. Responsible for project completion on time and budget.

Serve as the Moore APACS subject-matter expert: program and troubleshoot APACS using 4-mation, maintain Profibus/MODBUS and legacy modules, support Wonderware HMI, optimize control logic, minimize downtime, and lead modernization planning to next-generation platforms while preserving field wiring.

The role involves developing software for optical test automation, managing data pipelines, collaborating across teams, and enhancing testing efficiency for silicon photonics.

The Senior Automation Controls Engineer will lead automation strategies, system design, and operational excellence within advanced manufacturing. Responsibilities include mentoring, driving improvements, compliance, and integrating automation solutions.

The Test Automation Engineer will develop automation frameworks, integrate testing into CI/CD pipelines, analyze results, and collaborate on product requirements.

Lead and mentor QA team to define QA strategy and processes. Design, develop, and maintain Java-based Selenium/Cucumber automation frameworks, integrate tests into CI/CD pipelines, test cloud-hosted AWS applications, manage defect lifecycle, define test plans and metrics, and collaborate with DevOps, development, and product teams to ensure software quality across the SDLC.

Develop software for Hardware In The Loop testing and automation at SpaceX, focusing on integration, infrastructure, and test systems for Starshield satellites.

The Assistant Vice President, Senior Automation Engineer designs and implements automation solutions in banking infrastructure, applying SRE principles and maintaining operational excellence through advanced frameworks and collaboration with cross-functional teams.

Design, build, and operate automated infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, environment configuration, and deployment to improve security compliance. Implement continuous monitoring and assessments, deliver automation for teams, and analyze network data to enhance security and performance.

Provide automation, electrical, instrumentation, and process-control support for manufacturing operations. Develop and implement control-system modifications and process-control strategies. Configure, troubleshoot, and program DCS and PLC systems. Serve as alarm/interlock guardian, lead RCFA, support electrical-safety and capital projects, and coach plant personnel to improve safety, quality, yield, reliability, and uptime.