Top Automation Engineer Jobs in Los Angeles, CA

Leads the architecture, integration, qualification, and production scaling of automation systems for precision electro-optical manufacturing. Responsibilities include machine vision, AI-based inspection, robotics, motion control, automated testing and packaging, root-cause analysis, equipment selection, documentation, capacity planning, and continuous improvement. The role serves as a senior technical authority, mentors automation engineers, leads design reviews, and collaborates with product, process, test, manufacturing, and external supplier teams.

Own the conversion of manual regression suites into automated tests for CAD-based desktop and Revit-integrated applications using T-Plan Robot. Design reusable test frameworks, execute and analyze automated tests, document defects, and maintain CI/CD integrations. Apply AI and LLM tools with validation workflows to improve test authoring and reliability. Collaborate with developers and product owners, track coverage and defect trends, and eventually expand automation frameworks and mentorship across other product teams.

Designs, develops, and maintains automated UI, API, integration, regression, performance, and security testing frameworks for enterprise applications, including ServiceNow and Salesforce. Integrates automated tests with CI/CD pipelines, validates data using SQL and APIs, manages test environments and tooling, investigates failures, reports defects, and collaborates with engineering teams on root-cause analysis. The role also establishes automation standards, metrics, quality gates, and provides technical guidance to QA team members.

Designs, develops, and maintains automated UI, API, integration, regression, performance, and security tests for enterprise applications including ServiceNow and Salesforce. Builds reusable frameworks, integrates testing into CI/CD pipelines, manages quality gates, validates data with SQL and APIs, diagnoses failures, supports test environments, and collaborates on defect root cause analysis. Provides QA automation standards, metrics, reporting, and technical mentorship.

Work as an embedded QA automation engineer to design, build, and maintain end-to-end and API test suites, integrate tests into CI/CD, run performance/load tests against a NestJS monolith, manage test data, and validate AI agent behavior and integrations across OMS/WMS/catalog workflows.

The GTM Engineer will automate sales workflows using tools, build integrations, design a win/loss analysis program, and collaborate with sales teams to leverage AI insights.

Develop and maintain enterprise Ansible automation, infrastructure-as-code solutions, scripts, REST APIs, CI/CD pipelines, and integration workflows. Manage the full automation development lifecycle, troubleshoot production issues, provide technical support, document runbooks, and collaborate with infrastructure, security, and service teams. The role requires secure coding, multi-platform expertise, Agile delivery, on-call participation, U.S. citizenship, and eligibility for Public Trust clearance.

Develop and maintain Python-based automated test software, validation frameworks, and STE/GSE for integrated RF, communications, electro-optical, embedded, and hardware systems. Automate commercial test equipment, execute verification and acceptance testing, troubleshoot system integrations, support root-cause analysis, and improve test reliability and throughput. Collaborate across engineering and production teams while deploying and sustaining test systems in laboratory, manufacturing, and field environments.

Develop and maintain enterprise automation solutions using Ansible, Python, Bash, and PowerShell. Build RESTful APIs, Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD pipelines, and automated testing frameworks across Linux, Windows, and cloud platforms. Manage the full automation software lifecycle, integrate enterprise systems, support production environments, document solutions, and collaborate with infrastructure, security, and service teams in Agile environments.

Design, build, and optimize automated manufacturing systems involving robotics, PLCs, conveyors, fixturing, effectors, and vision systems. Identify automation opportunities to improve throughput, quality, and cost; troubleshoot equipment failures; perform root cause analysis; implement corrective actions; and connect factory-floor data and control systems to Helicon’s Argos supply-chain platform.

Lead architecture and delivery of IT automations and integrations across platforms (n8n, Airflow, Temporal, Jira). Act as technical DRI for complex automation projects, partner with Security and IAM, build reusable frameworks and documentation, establish engineering standards and code review practices, and mentor peers.

Design, develop, and scale mission-critical backend applications and distributed services. Build Python and Celery services, FastMCP services, Docker Swarm environments, and horizontally scalable architectures. Optimize Couchbase and NoSQL data systems, troubleshoot Linux-based distributed environments, and apply cloud-native AWS practices. Collaborate cross-functionally to deliver secure, reliable solutions while using spec-driven development and AI coding tools.

Designs and executes electrical automation systems for plant expansions and improvements. Specifies motors, drives, panels, transformers, breakers, and MCCs; optimizes power distribution and substations; evaluates supplier specifications and quotations; manages procurement, BOMs, scheduling, logistics, contractors, and project execution. Coordinates with plant, headquarters, vendors, and suppliers to ensure equipment quality, startup, safety, and operational reliability.

Build and lead quality engineering for a multi-tenant AI platform. Responsibilities include creating API, UI, backend, performance, security, and database automation; integrating tests into CI/CD; validating cloud and Kubernetes deployments; ensuring tenant isolation and compliance evidence; defining QA standards and release processes; mentoring engineers; and communicating quality risks. Preferred experience includes testing AI/LLM applications, financial systems, observability, chaos engineering, and startup environments.

Leads QA automation initiatives by developing and maintaining automated functional, regression, API, and integration test suites for Guidewire software and mobile applications. Improves CI/CD pipelines, performs root cause analysis, drives quality improvements, collaborates with developers and product owners, and mentors junior QA engineers.

Develop and maintain automated calibration systems using LabVIEW, integrating NI hardware and third-party instrumentation. Build automated test procedures, user interfaces, data management solutions, and measurement workflows. Collaborate with metrology teams to align procedures with calibration standards and uncertainty requirements. Troubleshoot software, hardware, and procedure issues; document systems; train users; and communicate technical solutions to customers and stakeholders.

Build and operate Danaher’s enterprise data platform automation and reliability layer. Responsibilities include Infrastructure-as-Code, CI/CD, self-service developer enablement, data platform provisioning, observability, SLOs, auto-remediation, FinOps, compliance guardrails, and event-driven operations across Snowflake, Azure, Matillion, dbt, and Airflow. The role also develops AI-driven operators and copilots using Azure AI Foundry, Anthropic Claude, and related agent frameworks.

Designs and maintains automated testing frameworks for AI-powered applications, APIs, backend services, and distributed systems. Defines test strategies, acceptance criteria, evaluation metrics, tolerances, and quality gates for deterministic and non-deterministic software. Builds regression, integration, API, and end-to-end coverage; evaluates LLMs, agents, prompts, and tool-calling workflows; integrates testing into CI/CD; analyzes failures, telemetry, and logs; reduces flaky tests; and partners with AI, engineering, and product teams on continuous quality practices.

Designs and operates secure, scalable Azure cloud infrastructure supporting AI initiatives. Builds Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD pipelines, self-service provisioning, containerized environments, observability, monitoring, and reliability practices. Establishes platform standards, evaluates emerging technologies, drives cross-team architecture decisions, mentors engineers, and ensures governance, security, compliance, data quality, and auditability. The role is fully remote with up to 10% travel.

Build and operate Go-based automation for PostgreSQL provisioning, configuration, upgrades, failover, scaling, and decommissioning at GitLab.com scale. Develop a PostgreSQL-as-a-service platform, integrate cloud infrastructure and infrastructure-as-code tooling, improve database performance and reliability, and create safe upgrade automation. The role includes production ownership, architecture leadership, code reviews, documentation, cross-team collaboration, mentorship, and using AI agents in engineering workflows.

Designs, develops, and supports enterprise automation solutions using Microsoft Power Platform, scripting, APIs, cloud services, and secure authentication. The role integrates cloud and on-premises systems, builds reusable workflows, monitors performance, resolves issues, documents solutions, and ensures governance and compliance. The engineer collaborates with infrastructure, security, application development, and business stakeholders to improve operational efficiency and service delivery.

Develop and scale Python-based web test automation, emphasizing API-level validation, efficient large-scale CI execution, and zero-flake reliability. Troubleshoot complex failures using logs, network captures, and backtraces; manage containerized and virtual test environments; optimize pipelines; and collaborate with developers on shift-left quality. The role also involves adopting AI-assisted tooling, maintaining automation frameworks, conducting code reviews, and establishing engineering standards.

Designs and implements automation for spacecraft and ground station operations, monitors satellite health and telemetry, troubleshoots anomalies, executes operational procedures, coordinates orbit maneuvers, and supports satellite integration. The role collaborates across engineering teams to maintain satellite services and fleet performance.

Designs, configures, tests, commissions, and supports ISA-88 batch automation solutions for industrial manufacturing clients. Develops batch recipes, control logic, HMI/SCADA interfaces, historian integrations, functional specifications, and test plans. Leads software testing, FATs, SATs, commissioning, start-up, troubleshooting, and client support. Coordinates with engineering teams, mentors junior staff, supports project estimates and proposals, and ensures reliable automation solutions across PLC, DCS, and batch management systems.

Designs and maintains automated and functional tests for Salesforce applications, including OmniStudio and LWC. Develops API, regression, integration, end-to-end, and in-sprint automation using Selenium, Java, Cucumber, Playwright, SoapUI, and Postman. Integrates tests with CI/CD pipelines, analyzes failures, maintains frameworks and test environments, applies AI-assisted testing, and mentors junior QA engineers.