diff --git a/tests/WE2E/machine_suites/hera.txt b/tests/WE2E/machine_suites/hera.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..35b26e9b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/WE2E/machine_suites/hera.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+grid_RRFS_CONUS_25km_ics_FV3GFS_lbcs_FV3GFS_suite_GSD_SAR
diff --git a/tests/WE2E/machine_suites/jet.txt b/tests/WE2E/machine_suites/jet.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..35b26e9b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/WE2E/machine_suites/jet.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+grid_RRFS_CONUS_25km_ics_FV3GFS_lbcs_FV3GFS_suite_GSD_SAR
diff --git a/tests/WE2E/run_WE2E_tests.sh b/tests/WE2E/run_WE2E_tests.sh
index 776c80d28..f15fb9efa 100755
--- a/tests/WE2E/run_WE2E_tests.sh
+++ b/tests/WE2E/run_WE2E_tests.sh
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ Usage:
     machine=\"...\" \\
     account=\"...\" \\
     [expt_basedir=\"...\"] \\
+    [exec_subdir=\"...\"] \\
     [use_cron_to_relaunch=\"...\"] \\
     [cron_relaunch_intvl_mnts=\"...\"] \\
     [verbose=\"...\"] \\
@@ -129,6 +130,11 @@ group the WE2E tests into subdirectories for convenience, e.g. a set of
 tests under subdirectory testset1, another set of tests under testset2, 
 etc.
 
+exec_subdir:
+Optional. Argument is used to set the EXEC_SUBDIR configuration
+variable. Please see the ush/default_configs.sh file for a full
+description.
+
 use_cron_to_relaunch:
 Argument used to explicitly set the experiment variable USE_CRON_TO_RELAUNCH
 in the experiment configuration files of all the WE2E tests the user wants 
@@ -227,6 +233,7 @@ valid_args=( \
   "machine" \
   "account" \
   "expt_basedir" \
+  "exec_subdir" \
   "use_cron_to_relaunch" \
   "cron_relaunch_intvl_mnts" \
   "verbose" \
@@ -687,7 +694,12 @@ Please correct and rerun."
 MACHINE=\"${MACHINE}\"
 ACCOUNT=\"${ACCOUNT}\""
 
-  if [ ! -z "${EXPT_BASEDIR}" ]; then
+  if [ -n "${exec_subdir}" ]; then
+    expt_config_str=${expt_config_str}"
+EXEC_SUBDIR=\"${exec_subdir}\""
+  fi
+
+  if [ -n "${EXPT_BASEDIR}" ]; then
     expt_config_str=${expt_config_str}"
 EXPT_BASEDIR=\"${EXPT_BASEDIR}\""
   fi
diff --git a/tests/WE2E/setup_WE2E_tests.sh b/tests/WE2E/setup_WE2E_tests.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..1aad10054
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/WE2E/setup_WE2E_tests.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+#!/bin/bash -l
+
+#----------------------------------------------------------------------
+#  Wrapper for the automation of UFS Short Range Weather App Workflow
+#  End to End Tests.
+#
+#  The wrapper loads the appropriate workflow environment for the
+#  machine, and sets the machine test suite file before invoking the
+#  run_WE2E_tests.sh.
+#
+#  The script is dependent on a successful build of this repo using the
+#  test/build.sh script in the ufs-srweather-app repository.  The UFS
+#  build must be completed in a particular manner for this script to
+#  function properly, notably the location of the build and bin
+#  directories: 
+#    BUILD_DIR=${APP_DIR}/build_${compiler}
+#    BIN_DIR=${APP_DIR}/bin_${compiler}
+#
+#  Example: ./end_to_end_tests.sh hera zrtrr
+#----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+#  Set variables
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+function usage {
+  echo
+  echo "Usage: $0 machine slurm_account  | -h"
+  echo
+  echo "       machine       [required] is one of: ${machines[@]}"
+  echo "       slurm_account [required] case sensitive name of the user-specific slurm account"
+  echo "       -h            display this help"
+  echo
+  exit 1
+
+}
+
+machines=( hera jet )
+
+if [ "$1" = "-h" ] ; then usage ; fi
+[[ $# -le 1 ]] && usage
+
+machine=$1
+machine=$(echo "${machine}" | tr '[A-Z]' '[a-z]')  # scripts in sorc need lower case machine name
+
+account=$2
+
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Set directories
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+scrfunc_fp=$( readlink -f "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )
+scrfunc_fn=$( basename "${scrfunc_fp}" )
+scrfunc_dir=$( dirname "${scrfunc_fp}" )
+
+TESTS_DIR=$( dirname "${scrfunc_dir}" )
+REGIONAL_WORKFLOW_DIR=$( dirname "${TESTS_DIR}" )
+SRW_APP_DIR=$( dirname "${REGIONAL_WORKFLOW_DIR}" )
+TOP_DIR=$( dirname "${SRW_APP_DIR}" )
+
+EXPTS_DIR=${TOP_DIR}/expt_dirs
+
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Set the path to the machine-specific test suite file.
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+auto_file=${scrfunc_dir}/machine_suites/${machine}.txt
+
+#----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Use exec_subdir consistent with the automated build.
+#----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+exec_subdir='bin_intel/bin'
+
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Run E2E Tests
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+# Load Python Modules
+env_file="${SRW_APP_DIR}/env/wflow_${machine}.env"
+source ${env_file}
+echo "-- Load environment =>" $env_file
+
+module list
+
+# Run the E2E Workflow tests
+./run_WE2E_tests.sh \
+  tests_file=${auto_file} \
+  machine=${machine} \
+  account=${account} \
+  exec_subdir=${exec_subdir}
+
diff --git a/ush/config_defaults.sh b/ush/config_defaults.sh
index e7860e021..6de917fa2 100644
--- a/ush/config_defaults.sh
+++ b/ush/config_defaults.sh
@@ -218,10 +218,14 @@ CRON_RELAUNCH_INTVL_MNTS="03"
 #
 # dir_doc_end
 #
+# EXEC_SUBDIR:
+# The name of the subdirectory of ufs-srweather-app where executables are
+# installed.
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------
 #
 EXPT_BASEDIR=""
 EXPT_SUBDIR=""
+EXEC_SUBDIR="bin"
 #
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------
 #
diff --git a/ush/setup.sh b/ush/setup.sh
index 74426ef7d..2cbd0f6fc 100755
--- a/ush/setup.sh
+++ b/ush/setup.sh
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ SORCDIR="$HOMErrfs/sorc"
 SRC_DIR="${SR_WX_APP_TOP_DIR}/src"
 PARMDIR="$HOMErrfs/parm"
 MODULES_DIR="$HOMErrfs/modulefiles"
-EXECDIR="${SR_WX_APP_TOP_DIR}/bin"
+EXECDIR="${SR_WX_APP_TOP_DIR}/${EXEC_SUBDIR}"
 TEMPLATE_DIR="$USHDIR/templates"
 VX_CONFIG_DIR="$TEMPLATE_DIR/parm"
 METPLUS_CONF="$TEMPLATE_DIR/parm/metplus"