Top Automation Engineer Jobs

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.

Engineer scalable intelligent automation solutions using software engineering, APIs, integrations, RPA, workflow orchestration, AI, DevOps, and CI/CD practices. The role bridges prototypes to enterprise production, mentors colleagues and stakeholders, collaborates with distributed development teams, governs technical documentation, and improves automation standards, reuse, reliability, and maintainability.

Supports and maintains material handling automation systems, including PLCs, HMIs, VFDs, SCADA, conveyors, sortation equipment, scanners, and labeling systems. Troubleshoots control issues, modifies software, monitors performance metrics, coordinates vendor support, contributes to installations and capital projects, and communicates technical impacts to operations and maintenance leadership. The role also provides guidance to technicians and promotes safe, reliable equipment operation.

Designs, assembles, wires, debugs, maintains, and improves automated production equipment and control systems. Responsibilities include troubleshooting electrical, electronic, and mechanical issues; developing schematics, drawings, and operating manuals; training production personnel; machining simple components; and supporting new equipment installation. Requires an engineering degree, PLC programming knowledge, electromechanical experience, machine assembly skills, and complex-systems troubleshooting ability.

Design, develop, and maintain automated tests for functional, regression, integration, and performance testing. Build test automation frameworks, integrate tests into CI/CD pipelines, analyze results, document defects, and collaborate with development and cross-functional teams to improve product quality and testing processes.

Leads quality engineering for large-scale networking and distributed software solutions. The role develops scalable automation frameworks, integrates testing into CI/CD, validates performance, resiliency, interoperability, and recovery, and leads complex debugging and root-cause investigations. It also engages customers, influences architecture and quality strategy, mentors engineers, and drives cross-functional initiatives improving product reliability, scalability, observability, and engineering productivity.

Design, build, and maintain scalable automated testing frameworks using Playwright and TypeScript. Develop functional, API, integration, regression, and end-to-end tests; integrate suites into CI/CD pipelines; convert manual tests to automation; troubleshoot issues with developers; and collaborate with cross-functional Agile teams to improve software quality and release readiness.

Field service engineer responsible for assembling, testing, installing, commissioning, and troubleshooting industrial automation control systems. Duties include configuring VFDs, verifying I/O and machinery communications, supervising electrical contractors, performing preventative maintenance, supporting system commissioning, training maintenance personnel, documenting work, and providing client support. Requires industrial electrical experience, schematic interpretation, electrical and mechanical knowledge, troubleshooting ability, and extensive domestic travel.

Build and maintain secure CI/CD pipelines for API and Kong gateway configuration across IRS environments. Manage infrastructure and platform configuration as code, automate OpenShift and cloud resources, embed security and validation checks, and automate onboarding tasks. Integrate pipelines with ServiceNow change control and CAB approvals, maintain backups and restore testing, and document processes for operations handoff.

Build and maintain automated hardware and software test systems for flight simulation environments. Develop test scripts, equipment API wrappers, hardware emulators, and HIL/SIL workflows. Integrate and troubleshoot prototype electronics, automate provisioning and deployment, and support qualification testing for flight systems. The role requires scripting and embedded programming, Linux experience, hardware integration skills, and eligibility for a U.S. government Secret or Top Secret clearance.

Build AI tools, agent workflows, APIs, automation systems, and evaluation capabilities for robotic research and engineering. Automate model training, experiment management, simulation and real-robot testing, logging, analysis, debugging, and failure evaluation. Design statistically rigorous experiments, integrate emerging AI technologies, and deliver reliable, secure, human-approved systems. The role requires hands-on robotics experience, strong Python engineering, Linux, CI/CD, Docker, APIs, distributed systems, and collaboration with machine learning, simulation, and robotics teams.

Field Service Engineer responsible for assembling, testing, installing, commissioning, and troubleshooting industrial automation control systems, including control panels, PLCs, and VFDs. The role involves electrical installation, I/O verification, motor control troubleshooting, contractor supervision, preventative maintenance, system documentation, customer support, and training maintenance personnel. Domestic travel is required 50–75% of the time.

Develops, implements, qualifies, and improves automated manufacturing processes and equipment. Responsibilities include programming and scripting automation solutions, integrating robotics and hardware, qualifying processes, analyzing manufacturing data, troubleshooting equipment, supporting technicians, documenting results, training users, and driving continuous improvement. The role partners with manufacturing, engineering, vendors, and cross-functional teams in a hands-on semiconductor manufacturing environment.

Designs, develops, programs, commissions, and troubleshoots process automation control systems. Responsibilities include PLC and SCADA programming, control architecture and software specifications, historian and server configuration, control-loop tuning, system qualifications, and startup support. The engineer works with customers to define scope and deliverables across industries including life sciences, wastewater, chemical, and discrete manufacturing. Requires an engineering degree, 2+ years of experience, Rockwell automation expertise, control-system troubleshooting skills, and knowledge of industrial networks.

Designs, programs, tests, commissions, and supports automated manufacturing and control systems. Responsibilities include PLC programming, drive and motion control, HMI/SCADA development, system integration, troubleshooting, drawing review, customer support, commissioning at customer sites, documentation, and end-user training. The role collaborates with customers, project managers, and sales teams and requires domestic and international travel of approximately 30–50%.

Designs, integrates, commissions, and optimizes automated ice cream manufacturing systems. Responsibilities include PLC, HMI, and SCADA development; OEM equipment synchronization; industrial communications; MES, ERP, and historian integration; troubleshooting; performance improvement; preventive maintenance; root cause analysis; documentation; and technical support. The role collaborates with OEMs, operations, maintenance, and engineering teams across capital projects, line installations, upgrades, commissioning, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Build and administer a Freshservice-based ITSM practice covering ITOM, asset management, CMDB, change management, and release management. Design workflows, integrations, governance standards, dashboards, and automation while partnering with Infrastructure, DevOps, Security, Service Desk, and IT Operations teams. Manage discovery, configuration data, APIs, platform administration, documentation, upgrades, and on-call support. The role requires translating stakeholder needs into scalable technical solutions and improving operational efficiency and compliance.

Lead the company’s macOS environment as an onsite individual contributor. Manage the full Apple device lifecycle, Jamf administration, endpoint security, employee support, identity and access workflows, and office connectivity. Build secure automations using Python, shell scripting, APIs, webhooks, and AI tools. Administer Slack and integrations with Rippling, Google Workspace, and Jamf while improving onboarding, offboarding, compliance, documentation, and incident-response processes.

Designs and scales agentic AI, automation, data engineering, and cloud solutions for sustainability challenges. Builds trusted data models, pipelines, APIs, quality controls, predictive analytics, and intelligent workflows supporting ESG reporting and environmental decisions. Experiments with emerging AI technologies and deploys secure, reusable, production-ready capabilities using modern DevOps and CI/CD practices while collaborating with sustainability, product, data, architecture, and engineering teams.

Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain enterprise automation solutions using Blue Prism, Power Platform, Alteryx, APIs, SQL, and AI-assisted tools. Build Power Apps and Power Automate workflows, model Dataverse data, develop RPA and analytics automations, and integrate internal and external systems. Provide technical leadership within an agile squad, establish engineering standards and documentation, support production automation assets, and ensure resilience, compliance, audit readiness, and operational stability.

Designs, develops, and operates enterprise security automation and orchestration solutions across IAM, security operations, compliance, cloud, and infrastructure. Builds full-stack applications, APIs, AI/ML tooling, event-driven workflows, and identity lifecycle automation. Architects platforms across Azure, AWS, Linux, Windows, containers, and managed services while implementing infrastructure as code and CI/CD. Develops incident response playbooks, self-service portals, and integrations with security tools, and mentors engineers while driving continuous improvement.

Support development of advanced process technology through CAD, scripting, and automation tools for product development and physical design.

Designs and automates Azure and AWS cloud environments using Infrastructure as Code and AI-assisted automation. Responsibilities include resolving cloud infrastructure issues, maintaining Git repositories, managing networking, identity, storage, databases, and Windows/Linux servers, developing automation workflows, documenting solutions, providing technical guidance and training, and contributing to cloud strategies and best practices. The role may require 10% travel to regional offices.

Designs, estimates, tests, commissions, and supports industrial controls and automation systems. Develops automation architectures, control-system specifications, equipment lists, installation documents, and project schedules. Reviews vendor and construction drawings, troubleshoots field hardware, software, and networks, and provides startup assistance. Leads small teams, guides junior engineers, coordinates with other disciplines, and applies PLC, HMI, DCS, SIS, industrial networking, and process-control standards to manufacturing and process projects.