Top Automation Engineer Jobs in Boston, MA

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.

The Automation Engineer will design, implement, and optimize automation solutions, analyze business processes, and provide support while collaborating across teams to drive efficiencies.

Designs multilayer PCBs, sensor electronics, power and motor-control circuits, and custom factory automation systems. Builds automated test fixtures, integrates sensors and actuators, develops C/C++ firmware and Python diagnostics, sources components, and troubleshoots complex hardware issues on production lines. Performs signal integrity, EMC/EMI, fault-path, stress testing, rapid prototyping, and production-line debugging using laboratory instruments.

Designs and maintains software automating photonic chip bring-up, characterization, and production testing across bench and ATE environments. Develops test methods, test flows, instrument controls, data pipelines, and hardware integrations. Collaborates with hardware, characterization, and manufacturing teams, debugs hardware/software issues, supports test releases, and mentors engineers while owning test software architecture for product lines.

The SCADA Controls Automation Engineer develops and manages automation systems for water and wastewater projects, collaborating with clients and teams while ensuring project completion within specified parameters.

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.

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.

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.

Lead process automation engineering projects using the DeltaV Automation System, including functional specifications, detailed designs, software implementation, testing, documentation, budgeting, and customer communications. Design and test complex DeltaV batch operations, integrate PLCs and OPC technologies, interpret process diagrams, support cGMP validation, mentor team members, and ensure projects are delivered accurately and on schedule across life sciences and other process industries.

Designs, programs, installs, modifies, and repairs electrical control systems and manufacturing automation. Develops schematics, PLC/HMI programs, technical calculations, equipment scopes, and acceptance criteria. Collaborates with SCADA and MES vendors, IT, engineering, maintenance, and operations teams to improve equipment reliability, product quality, process yield, and data management. Requires an electrical engineering degree or equivalent automation technician experience and at least five years in manufacturing.

As a Principal Software Engineer, you'll modernize DevX Pipelines, enhance CI/CD infrastructure, and promote software delivery efficiency.

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 deploy software for laboratory automation systems, including instruments, liquid handlers, robotic workcells, and data workflows. Integrate APIs, databases, LIMS, ELN, and enterprise systems while troubleshooting hardware and software issues. Collaborate with scientists, engineers, and vendors to optimize laboratory processes, improve data quality, and support drug development. Create documentation, user guides, and software validation records.

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.

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.

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.

Configure, deploy, and support laboratory robotic automation systems; perform FAT/SAT, troubleshoot hardware/software, configure databases and scheduling applications, deliver client training, maintain documentation, and provide onsite customer-facing technical support.

Develop and maintain automated test suites using Ranorex for WPF applications. Build automation code in VB.NET/C#, work within Agile teams, apply capital markets domain knowledge, and communicate with stakeholders to deliver quality software.

Develop and maintain automated UI tests using Ranorex for WPF applications. Build and extend test frameworks in VB.NET/C#, work with capital markets domain teams, and ensure test coverage and reliability.