Top Automation Engineer Jobs in San Francisco Bay Area, CA

Develop and commission custom electromechanical manufacturing equipment for aircraft assembly and testing. Design scalable PLC software in Structured Text, build HMIs, create electrical schematics and panel layouts, select controls components and sensors, and support wiring, validation, and production deployment. Collaborate with manufacturing and test engineers to deliver reliable automation systems.

Develop and maintain Python-based test automation infrastructure for aerospace electronics manufacturing. Build test stations, hardware-in-the-loop integrations, equipment drivers, backend services, web UIs, database schemas, and CI/CD tooling. Collaborate with software, hardware, and manufacturing teams to automate acceptance procedures and ensure deterministic, FAA-compliant production testing. The role also requires networking, async programming, protocol integration, test strategy development, technical leadership, mentorship, and support for existing manufacturing stations.

Build and maintain internal IT infrastructure as a product through automation, identity and access management, endpoint lifecycle management, networking, API integrations, workflow orchestration, internal tools, AI integrations, security scripting, alerting, and compliance automation. The role emphasizes Python or JavaScript development, Okta or Azure AD, MDM platforms, REST or GraphQL APIs, and security-first engineering practices.

Develops, tests, deploys, and supports attended and unattended UiPath RPA automations. Works with stakeholders to analyze processes, gather requirements, identify automation opportunities, and translate needs into technical solutions. Builds database and API integrations using SQL and programming languages, applies web technologies for browser automation, and maintains documentation. Troubleshoots automations, supports Agile and Waterfall development, participates in testing and project planning, and provides operational status updates.

Design, build, and maintain automation and control systems for bioreactors and bioprocessing equipment. Tune and troubleshoot PID control loops, improve system reliability through monitoring and fault recovery, and develop safe interfaces between cloud software and physical devices. Build sensor, actuator, and embedded-controller integrations while collaborating across mechanical, electrical, process, and software engineering teams to deliver robust, scalable automation solutions.

Develop and maintain Python-based automated test frameworks for software-, hardware-, and model-in-the-loop environments supporting power plant controllers and SCADA systems. Define verification and validation plans, integrate testing into CI/CD pipelines, execute tests across multiple environments, investigate requirements, analyze failures, and perform root cause analysis using engineering tools and telemetry. Collaborate with controls and systems teams to ensure reliable production-ready software.

Designs and commissions automated robotic, CNC, and tooling cells from concept through production handoff. Responsibilities include PLC, robot, HMI, motion-control, electrical-panel, industrial-network, machine-vision, sensor, and safety-device integration. The engineer performs floor commissioning, risk assessments, root-cause analysis, and customer run-offs while collaborating with manufacturing, tooling, software, and program-management teams. The role also mentors engineers and technicians and develops reusable controls libraries and standards.

Design and implement AI systems for customer support and compliance, architect solutions, mentor team members, and manage project deliverables.

Supports PLC, SCADA, and HMI programming, commissioning, integration, troubleshooting, maintenance, and documentation for battery energy storage manufacturing automation. Works with senior Controls, Equipment, Process, and Maintenance Engineers to improve production controls, collect manufacturing data, maintain safety interlocks, and support regulatory compliance. This entry-level role provides hands-on experience with industrial automation systems and develops independent engineering capability.

Automate accounting and finance workflows across business systems, data exports, reports, and operational data sources. Responsibilities include improving reconciliations, journal-entry preparation, close tracking, reporting, exception management, and controls; building scripts, dashboards, templates, and workflows; connecting systems; documenting processes; and collaborating with accounting, finance, operations, and technology teams.

Partners with enterprise and MSP customers to identify network automation opportunities, analyze network environments and ITSM data, and architect automation solutions using NetBrain Runbooks, Qapps, Dataviews, and integrations. Trains customer engineers to maintain and expand automation capabilities, collaborates with vendor partners, researches automation content, and delivers reliable troubleshooting and network operations solutions.

Develop, troubleshoot, and validate Hamilton STAR/STAR2 laboratory automation supporting regulated NGS diagnostic workflows. Responsibilities include method development, liquid-class and deck-layout optimization, hardware and peripheral troubleshooting, automated-versus-manual equivalence studies, fleet qualification, root-cause analysis, statistical evaluation, and validation documentation in partnership with Regulatory and Quality teams.

Develop and maintain automated testing frameworks and suites for UI, API, integration, database, functional, regression, and end-to-end testing. Create test strategies, plans, cases, and scenarios; validate system controls and compliance requirements; manage defects; analyze quality metrics; and support release and production validation. Collaborate with product, business analysis, development, and DevOps teams throughout the software development lifecycle.

Own Jenkins-based RTL quality and release-promotion pipelines across lint, CDC, RDC, synthesis, and STA. Build QoR tracking, automated quality gates, waiver management, and evidence generation. Develop LLM-driven tooling to triage violations, create annotated pull requests, check spec-to-RTL consistency, and generate documentation. The role requires strong Python, hardware-flow knowledge, CI/CD expertise, and practical LLM integration experience. It is fully onsite Monday through Friday in the Bay Area, Vancouver, or Toronto.

Serves as the strategic architect and technical lead for enterprise observability, APM, telemetry, and SRE ecosystems. Designs unified monitoring across hybrid cloud, Kubernetes, and legacy environments; establishes SLOs, SLIs, error budgets, and incident-response practices; leads automation using Ansible, Terraform, Python, and GitOps; and develops secure, scalable telemetry pipelines. The role also leads FOAK implementations, monitoring migrations, vendor transitions, knowledge-transfer programs, major incident escalations, operational handoffs, and engineering-team mentoring.

Develop and maintain automated unit, integration, regression, and end-to-end tests across Agile and DevSecOps pipelines. Create traceability matrices, support UAT, manage defects in JIRA, perform security and accessibility testing, assist with performance and disaster recovery testing, and document quality metrics and release results. The role requires adherence to DoD quality standards, Section 508/WCAG compliance, and public trust requirements.

Designs and operates enterprise observability, monitoring, telemetry, and automation solutions across infrastructure, applications, IoT platforms, and cloud environments. Responsibilities include managing Grafana and Instana ecosystems, dashboards, alerts, telemetry pipelines, incidents, RCA, databases, and platform health. Automates provisioning, monitoring deployment, remediation, and operational workflows using Python, PowerShell, Bash, Ansible, and Puppet. Supports 24x7 operations, major incidents, ITIL processes, service onboarding, documentation, and cross-functional reliability initiatives.

Build and own automation systems that eliminate friction across engineering, operations, and compliance. Responsibilities include regulatory workflow automation, CI/CD and developer productivity tooling, AI- and LLM-enabled internal workflows, system integrations, and reliable production software with testing, observability, auditability, and failure handling.

Designs, develops, executes, and maintains UiPath automated testing solutions for SAP environments and related systems. Translates manual test cases and business processes into reusable, parameterized workflows for integration, regression, smoke, negative, and end-to-end testing. Configures test data, checkpoints, exception handling, logging, and evidence capture; analyzes failures, distinguishes application from automation defects, updates scripts, reports results, and supports Orchestrator monitoring, documentation, demonstrations, and knowledge transfer.

Build and maintain automated tests for a browser-based 3D CAD platform, expanding coverage across CAD workflows, data uploads, and exports. Evolve test infrastructure and CI, improve reliability and execution speed, eliminate flaky tests, and create debugging tools for coding agents. Partner with platform engineers to improve application testability and help teams write durable tests. The role also includes performance regression tracking and root-cause analysis across application code and infrastructure.

Architects, designs, and deploys deterministic industrial automation control software and electrical systems for production-scale materials processing equipment. Responsibilities include PLC programming in Structured Text, HMI development, industrial networking, electrical design, functional safety, system integration, troubleshooting, FAT/SAT validation, technical documentation, vendor engagement, and mentoring controls engineers.

Design, build, and maintain web crawlers and scraping pipelines using Python and scraping libraries. Overcome IP/geolocation/captcha/bot-blocking, write SQL and use SQLAlchemy, deploy scripts to Linux AWS servers, and build REST APIs with web frameworks.

Designs, builds, and operates infrastructure-as-code capabilities using Terraform and Ansible across cloud and on-premises environments. Develops reusable modules, policy-as-code guardrails, testing frameworks, secure credential patterns, configuration automation, and developer self-service tooling. Partners with security, compliance, platform, network, and CI/CD teams to implement controlled infrastructure changes, automate evidence collection, manage drift, and improve reliability. The role also mentors engineers, documents architecture, and leads complex technical initiatives.

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.

Designs and maintains network automation, Infrastructure as Code, configuration management, orchestration, and compliance solutions across enterprise and data center environments. Integrates networks with monitoring, CMDB, ITSM, and source-of-truth platforms; develops reusable frameworks, workflows, and libraries; mentors technical teams; supports DevOps, troubleshooting, documentation, and continuous improvement. The role also contributes to technical standards, cross-functional projects, planning sessions, site visits, and vendor engagements.