Top Automation Engineer Jobs

Designs, builds, and deploys automated test solutions for software applications. Troubleshoots test and system issues, documents defects, collaborates with product, project, and development teams, improves test automation coverage, and executes functional tests. Requires programming or scripting experience, object-oriented programming knowledge, SQL proficiency, and experience with functional, load, or batch automation.

Build and maintain an AI-powered technical interview pipeline, including question repositories, automated test delivery, answer collection, LLM-based scoring, reporting, and quality controls. Calibrate prompts and models against human-graded samples, monitor accuracy, consistency, bias, and failure modes, and route uncertain cases for human review. Automate internal workflows, document scoring logic, and support Git platform migration and future tooling projects.

Leads the architecture, design, development, validation, commissioning, and deployment of safety-critical Managed Pressure Drilling control systems. Develops Siemens PLC and HMI applications, performs risk assessments and FMEA, supports system integration and troubleshooting, analyzes field performance, and ensures compliance with industrial automation, hazardous-area, and safety standards. Collaborates with hardware, software, manufacturing, supply chain, testing, and field operations teams.

Designs, programs, commissions, and improves industrial automation, controls, and digital manufacturing systems. Leads capital projects from concept through startup, coordinating contractors, vendors, and internal stakeholders. Supports PLC, HMI, SCADA, robotics, networking, instrumentation, cybersecurity, reliability, process improvement, and Industry 4.0 initiatives. Develops specifications, schedules, budgets, documentation, dashboards, and training while ensuring safety, regulatory, and manufacturing standards compliance.

Build and maintain integrations, automations, scripts, and applications connecting RMM, monitoring, backup, and ITSM platforms. Own Jira Service Management configuration, alert lifecycle tuning, tooling standards, customer rollouts, troubleshooting, reporting, and documentation. Lead build-versus-buy evaluations and serve as the senior escalation point for tooling failures. The role requires AI-assisted development, API integration expertise, scripting, ITIL-aligned change management, and customer-facing communication.

Own wireless test strategy and environments for 5G PHY and protocol stack verification. Develop Python automation, execute regression testing, analyze L1-L3 logs and pcap traces, operate wireless measurement and channel emulation equipment, document defects, and drive issues to resolution. Collaborate with software, firmware, RF, systems, and product teams to improve testability, coverage, and deployment reliability for satellite and ground communication systems.

Leads electrical test automation projects from requirements through production deployment. Develops and maintains software, hardware, instrumentation, data acquisition, databases, and reporting solutions. Troubleshoots electrical, mechanical, software, computer, and network issues; performs root-cause analysis; and supports cleanroom production test engineering. Requires Python or comparable software development, validation planning, documentation, networking, and cross-functional collaboration in a semiconductor manufacturing environment.

Owns the engineering, administration, security, automation, modernization, and recovery of enterprise VMware virtualization and Software-Defined Data Center platforms. Responsibilities include managing vSphere, vSAN, NSX, and Site Recovery Manager; developing Infrastructure as Code with Terraform, Ansible, and related tools; supporting high availability, disaster recovery, compliance, incident response, capacity management, and platform migrations to DISA hosting. The role also provides Tier 4 support, technical documentation, architecture planning, and cross-functional coordination.

Design and automate vulnerability exception and risk-acceptance processes. Configure Archer workflows, forms, approval routing, SLAs, integrations, and reporting. Connect Archer with scan findings, Jira, dashboards, and enterprise systems. Build and deploy LLM-based agents and MCP servers using Python, JavaScript or TypeScript, and SQL. Partner with security, risk, application, and operations stakeholders to establish policy criteria and iteratively deliver automation.

Leads the architecture, development, deployment, and operation of production AI, distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, automation, and data platforms. Integrates AI/ML models and LLMs into healthcare workflows, builds Databricks pipelines, governs RPA and ETL reliability, and establishes CI/CD, monitoring, security, and responsible AI standards. Mentors engineers, leads technical design and incident reviews, and partners across AI, data, product, clinical operations, and application engineering teams.

Develops and maintains CI/CD and release automation for regulated Payments platforms. Builds Jenkins pipelines, shared libraries, and Bash automation; manages Spinnaker delivery workflows; supports AWS cloud deployments; and improves pipeline reliability through telemetry and root-cause analysis. Designs secure deployment patterns, embeds cybersecurity controls, and contributes to modern DevOps practices. The role also uses AI-assisted development tools responsibly and collaborates across engineering and cybersecurity teams.

Leads full-stack engineering initiatives involving distributed systems, cloud-native applications, AI agents, RAG pipelines, and real-time interfaces. Designs frontend and backend architectures using modern web frameworks, APIs, microservices, and enterprise integrations. Provides technical leadership across teams, establishes architecture and coding standards, mentors engineers, drives reliability and observability practices, and shapes platform roadmaps and technology strategy.

Design, implement, and operate CI/CD pipelines for mobile and backend services; maintain build/test/release processes with quality gates and artifact management; configure non-production environments; support release preparation and deployment coordination; integrate monitoring/logging and improve automation, performance, and reliability of delivery pipelines.

Design, build, maintain, and operate mission-critical analytics infrastructure and distributed systems at scale. Create technical designs, write high-quality code, provision cloud infrastructure, review designs and code, and mentor engineers. The role requires collaboration across teams, production system ownership, high-volume data processing, and solving complex technical problems in a fast-growing environment.

Program, integrate, calibrate, and maintain autonomous laboratory robots and instruments. Develop MADSci-based workflows, digital twins, scheduling, APIs, data integrations, testing, monitoring, safety interlocks, and failure recovery. Translate biological protocols into reliable automated processes, connect systems to LIMS and metadata pipelines, troubleshoot hardware and software, evaluate simulation tools, and train laboratory staff. The role requires hands-on robotics, Python software development, biological laboratory experience, and compliance with NIH/HHS security requirements.

Design, develop, and maintain scalable automated testing frameworks using Playwright and TypeScript. Build functional, API, integration, regression, and end-to-end test coverage across Salesforce and full-stack applications. Integrate tests into CI/CD pipelines, convert manual tests to automation, troubleshoot issues with developers, and participate in Agile ceremonies. Validate software quality across UI, API, integration, and data layers while improving release readiness and feedback speed.

Design, develop, and maintain scalable automated testing frameworks using Playwright and TypeScript. Build functional, API, integration, regression, and end-to-end test coverage; validate Salesforce and full-stack applications; integrate tests into CI/CD pipelines; convert manual tests to automation; troubleshoot issues with developers; and collaborate in Agile ceremonies to improve release quality and reliability.

Design, build, and maintain scalable automated testing frameworks and suites using Playwright and TypeScript. Develop functional, API, integration, regression, and end-to-end tests; validate Salesforce and full-stack applications; integrate automation into CI/CD pipelines; convert manual tests to automation; troubleshoot issues with developers; and collaborate in Agile ceremonies to improve release quality and reliability.

Designs, develops, and maintains scalable automated testing frameworks using Playwright and TypeScript. Creates functional, API, integration, regression, and end-to-end test coverage; integrates tests into CI/CD pipelines; converts manual tests to automation; validates Salesforce and full-stack applications; troubleshoots issues with developers; and collaborates with cross-functional Agile teams to improve release quality and reliability.

Leads cross-functional warehouse and logistics automation projects at the Hutchinson plant. Responsibilities include defining scope, developing project plans, managing budgets and suppliers, ensuring safety and compliance, driving operational improvements and change management, and coordinating automation infrastructure initiatives involving AGVs and automated storage/retrieval systems. The role requires engineering education and substantial project leadership or operations excellence experience in supply chain, distribution, or logistics.

Designs and implements enterprise SOX automation across diverse IT environments. Automates control execution, evidence collection, compliance validation, exception reporting, and remediation using Ansible, Chef, and related technologies. Develops automation architecture and roadmaps, standardizes frameworks, collaborates with audit, compliance, cybersecurity, and infrastructure teams, and ensures automated controls are secure, tested, documented, scalable, and auditable.

Build and own automated photonic integrated circuit test stations from wafer through module level. Develop Python-based instrument-control software, data pipelines, and reusable test frameworks; integrate free-space optical testbeds; characterize photonic and electro-optic devices; establish design-for-test and statistical process-control standards; support radiation, thermal-vacuum, and production testing; and mentor engineers and technicians.

Leads controls and automation engineering across system design, PLC/HMI programming, commissioning, testing, and go-live. Provides technical leadership, mentors engineers, evaluates subcontractors, supports sales and customers, reviews designs and acceptance testing, troubleshoots onsite systems, and improves engineering standards. Requires strong experience with warehouse automation, material handling, industrial electrical systems, and safety practices, plus regular work at a Mansfield, Texas customer site and up to 25% overnight travel.

Develop and maintain Java-based automated testing frameworks and scripts for federal IT applications. Perform regression, smoke, integration, API, and backend testing using Selenium and SQL. Design test protocols, validate requirements, document results, troubleshoot defects, and collaborate with development teams in Agile/Scrum environments. The role requires onsite work in Ashburn, Virginia, up to four days weekly, and supports quality, reliability, and performance across software and hardware applications.

Build and maintain REST APIs, enterprise integrations, AI agents, and workflow automations using Python, JavaScript, PowerShell, and Microsoft tools. Develop internal applications, implement authentication, test and document software, monitor integrations, and support code review and release practices. Collaborate with IT, engineering, and business teams to automate processes, improve field-facing tools, and measure operational impact. This onsite early-career role includes occasional travel to offices and project sites.