MES & Digital Manufacturing Engineer

• Support the implementation, validation, and ongoing optimization of Manufacturing Execution System (MES) platforms across manufacturing sites.
• Serve as the site's primary point of contact for process information systems, historians, MES platforms, and related digital manufacturing tools.
• Partner with operations, process engineering, automation, and instrumentation teams to ensure manufacturing data is accurate, reliable, and usable.
• Lead and support projects focused on controls modernization, digitalization, process monitoring, and manufacturing performance improvement.
• Help establish standards that ensure plant equipment, controls platforms, and data systems are configured to support future digital initiatives.
• Work with internal stakeholders and external vendors during system upgrades, installations, and capital projects.
• Assist with testing, commissioning, troubleshooting, and go-live activities for new manufacturing technologies.
• Develop and maintain reporting, scripts, and data workflows to support analytics and operational decision-making.
• Train plant personnel on new systems and provide ongoing technical support during and after implementation.
• Support multiple manufacturing sites during rollout activities and share best practices across the organization.

MPI does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local law. MPI encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants.

Support and drive the vision for the plant's digital strategy and MES rolloutAct as a site-level expert and resource for MES-related issues.

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Automation, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline.
• 5+ years of experience in a manufacturing, process engineering, controls, automation, or digital manufacturing environment.
• Experience supporting industrial automation systems, including PLCs, DCSs, HMIs, historians, or MES platforms.
• Experience leading projects from concept through implementation within a manufacturing environment.
• Working knowledge of process control systems, instrumentation, and manufacturing operations.
• Exposure to industrial software platforms, data historians, process information systems, or manufacturing data solutions.
• Experience working directly with plant operations and production teams.
• Familiarity with scripting or programming languages such as C#, SQL, Python, or similar tools is preferred.
• Strong project management, troubleshooting, and communication skills.
• Self-starter capable of operating independently and driving projects to completion.

Our client is a global specialty materials manufacturer that develops advanced solutions used across aerospace, defense, transportation, electronics, energy, and industrial markets. The organization is heavily investing in digital manufacturing technologies to improve operational performance, data visibility, and process optimization across its global production network.

• Annual Base Salary: $100,000 - $140,000
• Competitive base salary and annual bonus opportunity.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits.
• Paid parental leave.
• Professional development and technical training programs.
• Well-being and employee assistance resources.
• Long-term career growth within a global manufacturing organization.