About the role
Rockwell Automation is a global technology leader focused on helping the world’s manufacturers be more productive, sustainable, and agile. With more than 28,000 employees who make the world better every day, we know we have something special. Behind our customers - amazing companies that help feed the world, provide life-saving medicine on a global scale, and focus on clean water and green mobility - our people are energized problem solvers that take pride in how the work we do changes the world for the better. We welcome all makers, forward thinkers, and problem solvers who are looking for a place to do their best work. And if that’s you we would love to have you join us! Job Description Position Summary: As a Senior Software Engineer, you'll join our R&D team to design and develop innovative software solutions for Rockwell Automation's control systems. This role goes beyond programming—you'll work with the full software development lifecycle, seeing the bigger system picture and contributing to platform that drives customer success. You'll help build and scale Python-based system test automation and test infrastructure, accelerating system validation through modern tooling and AI-assisted test and triage workflows. Along the way, you'll have the opportunity to learn and contribute to a Rust-based codebase over time, while delivering near-term impact through system test automation and developer productivity improvements. We're looking for a creative, technical engineer who thrives in a dynamic setting with opportunities for growth and impact. This role will have a hybrid schedule at our Mayfield Heights, OH or Mequon, WI office and will report to the Manager, Software Engineering. Your
Responsibilities: Design and implement Python-based system/integration test automation (test harnesses, frameworks, utilities) to improve coverage, reliability, and repeatability. Apply modern techniques (including AI-assisted approaches) to accelerate testing, such as test generation support, failure evaluation/summarization, log analysis, and reduction of flaky tests. Partner with developers and systems engineers to improve testability, observability, and diagnosability of the overall system. Grow into contributing to the Rust codebase over time (bug fixes, diagnostics, maintainability improvements, and features), based on team priorities and interest. Contribute to architectural and system design, balancing