MES Architect: Turn Shop Floor Insights into Real Solutions

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

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.