Hourly Wage for Principal Automation Engineer Salary in the United States

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How much does a Principal Automation Engineer make hourly in the United States? The average hourly wage for a Principal Automation Engineer in the United States is $139 as of March 26, 2024, but the salary range typically falls between $123 and $159. Hourly rate can vary widely depending on many important factors, including education, certifications, additional skills, the number of years you have spent in your profession. With more online, real-time compensation data than any other website, Salary.com helps you determine your exact pay target.

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Principal Automation Engineer

Harland Medical Systems, Inc. - Eden Prairie , MN

Principal Automation Engineer Department: BU200 Advanced Machines Status: Full Time - Exempt Reporting To: Business Unit Manager Position Purpose: This position will be responsible for overall system ...

LinkedIn - 54 days ago

Principal Engineer-Rockwell Automation

Infotree Global Solutions - Thousand Oaks , CA

Onsite position Global leader in the Biotechnology industry is seeking a professional Principal Automation Engineer for employment. As a member of the client Manufacturing & Clinical Supply (MCS ...

LinkedIn - 20 days ago

Lead Mechanical Automation Engineer

Fresh Consulting - Bellevue , WA

The Lead Automation Engineer will provide principal engineering work while providing leadership at the team level. This leadership will broadly cover the process from concept to installation and ramp ...

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Automation Engineer

ACL Digital - Thousand Oaks , CA

Principal Engineer Contract: 3 years contract Location: Thousand Oaks, CA Seeking a professional Principal Automation Engineer for employment. As a member of the Amgen Manufacturing & Clinical Supply ...

LinkedIn - 57 days ago

Test Automation Engineer (Selenium)-Hybrid

The Norland Group - Downey , CA

... aspects of DevOps CI/CD pipeline including planning, automation, coordinating between teams ... Must be authorized to work in the US for any employer without Sponsorship. (Principal Only! No Corp ...

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Principal DevSecOps Engineer

Raft Company Website - San Antonio , TX

As a Principal DevSecOps Engineer , day begins with architecting, developing, and implementing end ... Problem-solving skills, with a passion for automation, system efficiency, and security * Experience ...

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What does a Principal Automation Engineer do?

Common responsibilities of a Principal Automation Engineer

Maintains system availability, prepares metrics to evaluate systems performance, and works with stakeholders and users to ensure that service objectives are met.

November 22, 2022

Understand, maintain, and update risk management documentation associated with various Test equipment and processes and use information to evaluate product impact of changes.

January 08, 2023

Demonstrate knowledge of Test Engineering principles and technologies supporting production delivery targets and supporting gross margin improvement projects.

February 14, 2023

Hands-on involvement in all phases of product development, including planning, design, implementation, and execution of manual and automated tests, defect logging and verification, and reporting results.

March 16, 2023

Works closely with product engineering and marketing team to specify required hardware to execute designed algorithms and optimize the performance of the product.

April 18, 2023

Provides support to site Automation teams to address technical queries and help drive consistent practices and support roll out of standard solutions.

May 09, 2023

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Average Hourly Wage

Core compensation

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139

Average Total Hourly Cash Compensation

Includes base and short-term incentives

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These charts show the average hourly wage (core compensation), as well as the average total hourly cash compensation for the job of Principal Automation Engineer in the United States. The average hourly rate for Principal Automation Engineer ranges from $123 to $159 with the average hourly pay of $139. The total hourly cash compensation, which includes base and short-term incentives, can vary anywhere from $152 to $214 with the average total hourly cash compensation of $177.

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