Top Automation Engineer Jobs in Austin, TX

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.

Own NVIDIA’s config-as-code foundation for its EDA compute farm. Design LSF deployment schemas, build federated deployment pipelines with staged rollout and rollback, eliminate configuration drift, and create regression testing for scheduled LSF upgrades. Partner with an LSF specialist to encode scheduler expertise into templates and policies. The role also requires infrastructure automation, GitOps at scale, tooling development in Go, Python, and shell, and management of stateful production infrastructure.

Build and own Git infrastructure, GitHub Actions standards, CI/CD pipelines, automation workflows, reporting, and delivery tooling. Develop automated test frameworks, migration validation with rollback capabilities, and deployment strategies that improve release confidence. Preferred experience includes game-industry QA, visual regression testing, performance and load testing, game engine testing workflows, and database or content pipeline validation.

Design, implement, and maintain code-signing, PKI, and CI/CD automation across platforms. Manage certificate lifecycles, build/release pipelines, containerization, and virtualization. Troubleshoot build/package/deployment failures, produce maintainable automation code, document tools, perform code reviews, and participate in on-call rotation supporting global engineering teams.

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.

Design and support industrial control systems for water/wastewater projects. Develop and modify PLC and HMI programs under guidance, read schematics and P&IDs, perform I/O verification, participate in FAT and commissioning, troubleshoot electrical/instrumentation/PLC/HMI issues, and assist with system upgrades and customer support.

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

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.

Design and operate Procore’s next-generation cloud compute and data platform in a FedRAMP-compliant environment. Build and support distributed, highly available systems; manage Kubernetes clusters, cloud-native infrastructure, and infrastructure as code; participate across the software development lifecycle; run technical proofs of concept; and collaborate with product, UX, IT, and engineering teams to shape platform capabilities and roadmap.

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.

Owns the automation and digital factory roadmap for a manufacturing site. Evaluates, develops, implements, and scales automation across machining, assembly, testing, material movement, and other operations. Leads technology strategy, equipment selection, supplier engagement, business cases, controls integration, commissioning, connected factory initiatives, and manufacturing system standardization. Partners cross-functionally to improve safety, quality, productivity, labor efficiency, and operational scalability.

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.

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.

Leads advanced manufacturing automation projects from concept through production launch across multiple sites. Evaluates processes, develops automation concepts and ROI business cases, supports vendor selection and capital projects, and establishes enterprise standards. Provides technical leadership in robotics, controls, welding and joining automation, machine vision, and manufacturing systems. Troubleshoots and optimizes automation, replicates successful solutions, evaluates emerging technologies, and mentors engineering teams.

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.

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.

Leads Zero Trust automation and orchestration by designing reusable workflows, developing scripts and API integrations, automating evidence collection and reporting, and supporting standardized deployment and validation tooling. Documents automation architecture, dependencies, security considerations, and handoff requirements while measuring effectiveness and recommending improvements. Requires experience integrating security, analytics, ticketing, and infrastructure platforms, with knowledge of Federal cybersecurity controls and secure automation practices.

Staff Software Engineer responsible for shaping technical strategy and architecting automation systems for package creation, testing, and container image builds. The role involves developing production Go, AI- and LLM-powered developer tooling, quality frameworks, CLIs, and scalable services. Responsibilities include mentoring engineers, influencing roadmaps, improving reliability, and collaborating across distributed teams. Candidates need strong systems architecture, Linux, build systems, container ecosystem, and developer tooling experience, with familiarity in software supply chain security preferred.

Build and maintain automation systems for package creation, testing, and container image generation. Develop Go-based CLI tools, services, and integrations, along with AI- and LLM-powered pipelines for manifest generation, test scaffolding, and validation. Create quality tooling, evaluation loops, and security gates while contributing to system architecture and roadmap planning. Collaborate with distributed engineering teams across North America, Europe, and India.

Maintains and improves automation equipment, tooling, and applications for manufacturing processes. Creates technical documentation, preventive maintenance plans, troubleshooting guides, and corrective actions. Supports machine uptime, electrical troubleshooting, process and equipment design improvements, continuous improvement projects, and automation framework development while coordinating with engineering, operations, and quality teams.

As a Mechanical Engineer - Automation, you will design and prototype robotics components, integrate automation in systems, and collaborate on improving autonomous technology.