🇺🇸Industrial automation jobs in California
213 open roles mentioning Industrial automation in California as of Nov 15, 2026. Anduril Industries, SpaceX, Valar Atomics, General Matter and Figure have the most. 4 are remote and the median advertised salary is $172K.
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- Product Manager, Machine TendingFormic · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA || Oakland, CA$135K - $175KRoboticsCNC machiningIndustrial automation
- Electromechanical Engineer, Anduril Expeditionary Systems - Costa Mesa, CAAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$115K - $171KComputer VisionControl systemsMechatronics
- Senior Electromechanical Engineer, Anduril Expeditionary Systems - Costa Mesa, CAAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$151K - $194KSeniorComputer VisionControl systemsMechatronics
- Senior Mechanical Design Engineer, Support EquipmentVarda Space Industries · 🇺🇸El Segundo, California, United States$140K - $179KSeniorPythonControl systemsFirmware
- Equipment Controls EngineerPsiQuantum · 🇺🇸Milpitas, California$89K - $149KControl systemsMechatronicsOptics
- Staff Software Engineer, (DEM)Crusoe · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA - US$215K - $260KLead and aboveRustGoKubernetes
- Senior Automation & Controls EngineerVarda Space Industries · 🇺🇸El Segundo, California, United States$140K - $179KSeniorPythonLinuxGrafana
- Sr. Automation & Controls Engineer (Components)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA$135K - $215KSeniorPythonSQLC#
- Sr. Staff Engineer, AI Datacenter Thermal Management & Control PlaneTenstorrent · 🇺🇸🇨🇦Austin, Texas, United States; Santa Clara, California, Un…—Lead and aboveAIControl systemsFirmware
- Principal Automation and Controls EngineerValar Atomics · 🇺🇸Torrance, California, United States$196K - $240KLead and aboveData modelingNISTControl systems
- Lead Electrical and Instrumentation EngineerValar Atomics · 🇺🇸Torrance, California, United States$196K - $240KLead and aboveAUTOSARIndustrial automationPLC
- Senior Controls EngineerCritical Energy · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA$140K - $200KSeniorPythonNetwork engineeringControl systems
- Senior Product Manager, Fleet ResilienceWaymo · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA, US; San Francisco, CA, US$241K - $297KSeniorPythonSQLIndustrial automation
- Software Engineer, Sentry Software (Ground Based Air Defense)Anduril Industries · 🇺🇸Irvine, California, United States$167K - $222KRustPythonC++
- Technical Program Manager, T-LabsTrener Robotics · 🇳🇴🇺🇸Trondheim, Norway or San Jose, California—AgilePMPReinforcement learning
- Strategic Sourcing Manager, Data Center Infrastructure, Electrical & MechanicalOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$226K - $285KData centersFinancial modelingPerformance management
- HVAC Controls EngineerSpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA$100K - $130KPythonSQLC#
- Propulsion TechnicianAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Santa Ana, California, United States—Computer VisionSecurity clearanceControl systems
- Software Engineering ManagerAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$191K - $254KPythonTypeScriptJava
- Service Manager, Robot TechniciansFigure · 🇺🇸Santa Clara, CA—Driver's licenseMechatronicsIndustrial automation
- Technical Specialist, Motion Controls ArchitectureLucid Motors · 🇺🇸Newark, CA$179K - $263KPythonC++Jira
- Mission Security EngineerApex Technology · 🇺🇸Los Angeles$162K - $198KGoPythonAzure
- Build Your Robotics Career - Explore the Country as a Robotics Field Service Engineer or TechnicianFormic · 🇺🇸Chicago || Bolingbrook, IL, San Francisco || Oakland, CA—SpanishControl systemsCNC machining
- Head of ManufacturingLeoLabs, Inc. · 🇺🇸Menlo Park, CA$225K - $248KLead and aboveMechatronicsRF engineeringLean manufacturing
- Controls Engineer, BMS & EPMSOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$177K - $285KData qualityData centersControl systems
- Equipment Maintenance EngineerHarbinger Motors Inc. · 🇺🇸Garden Grove, CA$140K - $180KCorporate governanceMechatronicsHardware interfaces
- Senior Firmware Engineer (MATLAB/Simulink)Anduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$191K - $254KSeniorMATLABComputer VisionControl systems
- Senior Solar Equipment EngineerK2 Space · 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA$150K - $220KSeniorPythonMATLABMechatronics
- Solar Equipment EngineerK2 Space · 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA$110K - $160KPythonMATLABMechatronics
- Head of Marketing - Oakland, CAFormic · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA || Oakland, CA$145K - $220KLead and aboveData qualityData governanceProduct marketing
- Senior Model-Based Design EngineerHermeus · 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA$150K - $190KSeniorC++CI/CDMATLAB
- Senior Field Deployment EngineerProlific Machines · 🇺🇸Emeryville, California$120K - $170KSeniorPRDsTest equipmentOptics
- Technical Project Manager (Machine Vision), Manufacturing AutomationAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$140K - $220KJiraComputer VisionSecurity clearance
- Electrical Engineer IRocket Lab · 🇺🇸Pasadena, CA$88K - $132KTest planningControl systemsMechatronics
- Automation & Controls Engineer (Facilities)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA$100K - $130KPythonSQLC#
- Principal Instrumentation & Control EngineerValar Atomics · 🇺🇸Torrance, California, United States$196K - $240KLead and aboveAUTOSARIndustrial automationPLC
- Senior Instrumentation and Controls EngineerValar Atomics · 🇺🇸Torrance, California, United States$144K - $176KSeniorPythonSQLREST APIs
- Controls Engineer, Vehicle ControlsHarbinger Motors Inc. · 🇺🇸Garden Grove, CA$120K - $160KPythonCI/CDJenkins
- Staff Electrical EngineerValar Atomics · 🇺🇸Torrance, California, United States$173K - $211KLead and aboveMechanical assemblyIndustrial automationLow voltage
- Staff Instrumentation and Controls EngineerValar Atomics · 🇺🇸Torrance, California, United States$173K - $211KLead and abovePythonSQLREST APIs
- Sr. Automation & Controls Engineer (Asset Engineering)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA$135K - $215KSeniorPythonC++C#
- Senior Principal Electrical Engineer- Power SystemsEpirus · 🇺🇸Torrance, California, United States$175K - $245KLead and aboveJiraAgileScrum
- Principal Power Controls EngineerAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$220K - $292KLead and aboveC++Computer VisionSecurity clearance
- Sr. Electrical Engineer - Power SystemsArbor Energy · 🇺🇸El Segundo, CA$165K - $185KSeniorIndustrial automationNFPA 70ENational Electrical Code
- Power Solution Architect – California & West Region USAIndustrial Electric Manufacturing · 🇺🇸Fremont, California, United States$120K - $130KPE licenseIndustrial automation
- Industrial PLC and Safety Controls EngineerAMAX · 🇺🇸Fremont, California, United States$90K - $110KC++CControl systems
- Robotics & Automation EngineerFuse · 🇺🇸San Leandro, California$125K - $165KPythonC++ROS
- Applied AI Architect, Cyber SpecialistAnthropic · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY$300K - $400KPythonLLMCI/CD
- Manufacturing Specialist, Core TechAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States—PythonComputer VisionGit
- Applied AI Engineer, Startups (Physical AI)Anthropic · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA$280K - $320KLLMAIAI agents
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Who is hiring for Industrial automation roles in California
What Industrial automation roles in California pay, by level
| Level in the title | Median advertised salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| No level in the title | $154K | 90 |
| Senior | $172K | 57 |
| Lead and above | $218K | 28 |
Medians of the midpoints of advertised yearly US-dollar ranges; a level needs at least 15 such roles. Advertised, not verified pay.
Questions about Industrial automation jobs in California
- How many Industrial automation jobs in California are open right now?
- There are 213 open Industrial automation jobs in California at 53 companies on Jobs Every Hour as of Nov 15, 2026. 16 of them were posted in the last seven days. The list is rebuilt every hour from the employers' own careers pages.
- Which companies have the most Industrial automation jobs in California?
- Right now the most openings are at Anduril Industries (55), SpaceX (16), Valar Atomics (14), General Matter (10) and Figure (9). The ranking changes as companies open and close roles.
- Are there remote Industrial automation jobs in California?
- 4 of the 213 open Industrial automation jobs in California (2%) are listed as remote. Remote roles are often limited to certain countries or time zones, so check the location line of each job.
- What do Industrial automation jobs in California pay?
- The median advertised salary is $172K, based on 175 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. The middle half of those roles advertise between $152K and $213K. These are advertised ranges, not verified pay. Most employers here are technology companies, so the figures run above the wider market for the same work.
- Is it hard to get one of the Industrial automation jobs in California?
- 6 of the 213 open Industrial automation jobs in California (3%) are for beginners: junior roles and internships. Of the 148 postings that state experience, the median asks for 5 years. 53 companies are hiring and 16 roles were posted in the last seven days. Matching your resume to the skills each posting names helps most; the free resume builder shows the match.
- How is AI changing Industrial automation jobs in California?
- 79 of the 213 open Industrial automation jobs in California (37%) ask for AI or machine-learning skills, most often Computer Vision, Machine Learning, AI. Employers still list 213 such roles today at 53 companies. Counted from the postings' own text on Nov 15, 2026.
- What skills do Industrial automation jobs in California ask for?
- Most often Industrial automation (100%), Control systems (51%), Mechatronics (41%), Python (39%), PLC (36%) of the 213 open postings, counted from their own text on Nov 15, 2026.
- Which job titles come up most in Industrial automation jobs in California?
- Software Engineer (8), Manager (5), Electrical Engineer (5), Controls Engineer (4), Automation & Controls Engineer (4): the most common titles among the 213 open roles, without the level and place notes in brackets.
- Are Industrial automation jobs in California in demand in 2026?
- 213 Industrial automation jobs in California are open on Jobs Every Hour today at 53 companies, 0.1% of all 148,162 open jobs here; 16 were posted in the last seven days. The median advertised salary is $172K. 4 (2%) can be done remotely.
- How do I apply for Industrial automation jobs in California?
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