Top Automation Engineer Jobs in Los Angeles, CA

Design, build, and deploy manufacturing automation equipment and test systems to increase throughput, quality, and efficiency. Lead automation from concept through production, integrate hardware/software, support NPI transitions, perform ROI and process capability analysis, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to scale production.

Develop and maintain automation, data acquisition, and control software for propulsion test stands and component benches. Implement automation frameworks, support full test lifecycle, collaborate with test and propulsion teams, diagnose hardware-software issues, and operate onsite to enable reliable, high-fidelity propulsion testing.

Design, implement, and maintain test and automation software for data acquisition, hardware control, and user-facing GUIs. Collaborate with test operations through the full test lifecycle: design, integration, deployment, debugging, and support. Review and write code, work onsite, and deliver innovative solutions for testing operations.

Develop and maintain KPI frameworks and automated test scripts to characterize passive and active antennas (1–30 GHz). Plan and run verification campaigns, analyze antenna pattern data, produce compliance reports, and design fixtures for subsystem integration and coexistence testing.

Designs and maintains automated test suites for a federal IAM platform. Performs unit, regression, integration, functional, security, performance, and compliance testing; validates user stories and non-functional requirements; documents defects and coverage; supports agile ceremonies, application migration, test data management, code reviews, and CI/CD delivery across multiple environments.

Design, develop, commission, and hand off automated production and test equipment for mass manufacturing and refueling of portable microreactors. Architect and write maintainable PLC code, ensure safety and code compliance for robots and electrical systems, size components, manage cabinet builds and field wiring, and create clear HMI/SCADA interfaces.

Build software that productizes enterprise mortgage-lender onboarding. Responsibilities include automated tenant provisioning, configuration-as-code, environment promotion, data migration from legacy systems, reconciliation reporting, multi-tenant feature rollouts, smoke tests, conformance suites, and infrastructure or CI/CD improvements. The role spans backend, frontend, cloud infrastructure, security, reliability, and collaboration with implementation teams.

Provides remote, onsite, and customer-site technical support for laboratory automation platforms. Manages customer cases, troubleshoots software, hardware, networking, robotic, and database issues, deploys and debugs integration code, performs upgrades and configuration changes, trains customers, collaborates with field and internal teams, and documents resolutions and process improvements.

Supports laboratory automation customers by managing technical cases, troubleshooting software, hardware, networking, and robotics systems, and deploying integration code. Configures databases, performs upgrades and configuration changes, trains customers, collaborates with field service and software teams, documents issues, and drives resolutions. The role is remote with office and customer-site work and requires approximately 30% domestic travel.

As an Automation Controls Engineer, you will design, commission, and optimize automation systems, ensuring successful project delivery and mentoring team members.

The Test Automation Engineer will oversee test engineering for hardware, including test architecture, design, automation, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure quality in production processes.

Design, build, and maintain scalable E2E automation frameworks for web applications and APIs using Playwright or Selenium. Integrate Claude or other LLMs for self-healing tests, UI validation, and test data generation. Optimize QA workflows, manage defects and regression suites in Linear, integrate tests into CI/CD pipelines, and collaborate with engineering, product, and data science teams. Mentor engineers and lead quality initiatives in an Agile environment.

Design and maintain automated testing frameworks for web, iOS, and Android fitness applications. Integrate tests into CI/CD pipelines, build API coverage, test GPS and location features through simulation and sensor mocking, and use AI tools to improve QA workflows. Perform targeted exploratory testing, document defects, collaborate cross-functionally, estimate QA work, and advocate for quality throughout development.

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.

Design and implement automated tests, frameworks, and fixtures for embedded hardware and software. Execute regression, performance, stress, and reliability tests. Build and maintain R&D and production test environments, collaborate to debug firmware and hardware, define testability in design reviews, support manufacturing partners, and enable customers onsite (10-20% travel).

Develop and maintain end-to-end automated tests for Angular/Ionic applications and Salesforce workflows using Playwright and TypeScript. Build reusable testing frameworks, validate JSON, Excel, S3, and backend data flows, integrate tests into CI/CD pipelines, and collaborate with engineering, QA, DevOps, analytics, and business teams. Track automation metrics, identify defects and edge cases, document test strategies, and improve quality gates across integrated platforms.

As a Principal Software Engineer, you'll drive the technical vision for automation frameworks, collaborate across teams, mentor others, and enhance quality standards.

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.

Design, implement, and maintain automated test frameworks and scripts for web applications, APIs, and backend services. Create test plans, execute regression and integration tests, track defects, integrate tests into CI/CD, and collaborate with developers to improve QA processes and software reliability.

Lead strategy and execution for developer experience and AI tooling: deploy AI coding assistants, build LLM-powered agents and automations, improve CI/CD and developer inner loop, create ephemeral environments, instrument developer productivity metrics, and partner with engineering and data teams to drive adoption and measurable impact.

Sola seeks a Software Engineer for Desktop Automation to own and enhance their execution platform, focusing on reliability and integrating with AI pipelines.

Lead design and implementation of automated testing solutions and QA strategies. Build scalable automation frameworks, integrate tests into CI/CD pipelines, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and drive quality improvements across the software development lifecycle.

Lead automation projects across design, engineering, implementation, commissioning and lifecycle support. Serve as technical authority for control systems (DCS), provide cybersecurity and operational support, collaborate with sites and vendors, ensure safety and regulatory compliance, and travel for commissioning as needed.

As a Software Engineer for Engineering Simulation and Automation, you'll develop automated simulation tools to enhance engineering for spacecraft and launch vehicles, collaborating with domain experts and building scalable pipelines for AI models.