MES Architect

Flexware Innovation; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Flexware Innovation seeks an MES Architect to work with clients to gather business and technical requirements for manufacturing execution system solutions. You will interview stakeholders, document current and future state processes, and translate findings into clear specs for architects and engineers.

Responsibilities include supporting discovery workshops, site visits, and proposal development, while maintaining traceability from requirements to delivered functionality.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, information systems, or a similar concentration.
• 2+ years in a business analyst/consulting/client-facing role – manufacturing, industrial, or software environments preferred.
• Experience interviewing stakeholders and documenting business and technical requirements.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; translate technical detail into clear docs.
• Willingness to travel to client sites as needed.
• Exposure to MES, MOM, ERP, or SCADA concepts is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support requirements-gathering sessions and stakeholder interviews with client operations, quality, and IT personnel.
• Document current-state processes and future-state needs in clear, structured requirements documents, process maps, and functional specifications.
• Ask clarifying questions to uncover unstated assumptions, edge cases, and integration points that could affect project scope.
• Partner with solution architects and project managers to translate requirements into scope, estimates, and statements of work.
• Develop and maintain a working knowledge of Flexware’s MES/MOM offerings and platforms at a high level.
• Participate in discovery workshops and site visits, both remote and on-site.
• Support proposal development by providing requirements input that informs scope and pricing.
• Maintain organized documentation across the project lifecycle, ensuring traceability from requirement to delivered functionality.

Skills

Communication skills

Analytical mindset

Detail-oriented

Stakeholder interviewing

Travel willingness

Manufacturing exposure

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

OSI PI

FactoryTalk Historian

Job description

Manufacturers are the backbone of innovation—powering industries, improving lives, and keeping the world moving forward. That’s where Flexware Innovation comes in. Behind every great product is a complex web of machines, technology, data, and people working together to make it happen. Flexware partners with manufacturers to guide their strategy and execute the solutions that bring it to life.

Founded in 1996, Flexware’s teams of talented advisors and engineers leverage technology across industrial controls, manufacturing systems integration, software development, data engineering and management, and the ever-evolving landscape of emerging technologies.

Flexware is made up of problem-solvers, builders, and collaborators who care deeply about doing work that matters. We roll up our sleeves, dive into the details, and create solutions that stand the test of time, because our customers count on us to keep production moving.

Today, Flexware is growing with fresh momentum and purpose. We’re investing in innovation, in our people, and in a culture where you can do your best work while living a balanced, meaningful life.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

As an MES Architect, you will work directly with our clients to gather and document the business and technical requirements that shape our manufacturing execution system (MES) solutions. You’ll spend time on the plant floor and in stakeholder interviews uncovering how a client’s operations really work, then translate what you learn into clear, actionable requirements that our architects and engineers can build from. You will also build a working knowledge of Flexware’s MES/MOM offerings and delivery approach so you can speak knowledgeably with clients about our capabilities. Here are some of the responsibilities that you will be responsible for:

• Lead and support requirements-gathering sessions and stakeholder interviews with client operations, quality, and IT personnel
• Document current-state processes and future-state needs in clear, structured requirements documents, process maps, and functional specifications
• Ask clarifying questions to uncover unstated assumptions, edge cases, and integration points that could affect project scope
• Partner with solution architects and project managers to translate requirements into scope, estimates, and statements of work
• Develop and maintain a working knowledge of Flexware’s MES/MOM offerings and platforms at a high level, including but not limited to:
• Data historians (OSI PI, Rockwell FactoryTalk Historian, etc.)
• Participate in discovery workshops and site visits, both remote and on-site
• Support proposal development by providing requirements input that informs scope and pricing
• Maintain organized documentation across the project lifecycle, ensuring traceability from requirement to delivered functionality

**Please note that we are not interviewing candidates that require sponsorship now or in the future**

WHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE DONE BEFORE

• A bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, information systems, or a similar technical or business concentration
• 2+ years of experience in a business analyst, requirements analyst, consulting, or similar client-facing role – manufacturing, industrial, or software environments preferred
• Experience interviewing stakeholders and documenting business and technical requirements
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate technical and operational detail into clear documentation
• Comfortable interviewing stakeholders at all levels, from plant floor operators to plant management
• Detail-oriented with strong organizational skills; able to manage multiple concurrent discovery efforts
• An analytical mindset – able to identify gaps, inconsistencies, and dependencies in gathered information
• Willingness and ability to travel to client sites as needed
• Exposure to manufacturing environments, plant operations, or industrial automation is a plus
• Familiarity with MES, MOM, ERP, or SCADA concepts is a plus

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected status.