MES Engineer - Optimize Factory Ops with Ignition Apps

Fortune Brands Innovations; New London (AL); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Fortune Brands Innovations seeks an MES engineer to support and drive MES projects across Fiberon facilities, developing MES applications and hardware implementations with engineers, managers, supervisors, and operators to enable continuous improvement.

The role requires 3–5 years of software development, strong communication, and knowledge of Ignition and MES tools. You will translate requirements into specs, lead implementations, test, deploy, and support site deployment and training.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years experience with software development required.
• Associates or Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer/Software Engineering.
• Technical understanding of computer programming and application development.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to work in a cross-functional and collaborative team environment.
• Demonstrated project management skills, adherence to timelines, stakeholder communication.
• Knowledge of Windows based systems and MS Office Suite.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day MES-related issues, coordinating with other team members as necessary.
• Utilize Ignition software for front end application design and development for MES.
• Define, design, and lead software implementations throughout the manufacturing operations.
• Support alignment and harmonization of common manufacturing execution requirements and shop floor processes across multiple business units and sites.
• Translate business and operational requirements into clear, detailed functional specifications for MES solutions.
• Serve as a subject matter expert for MES functionality, including production execution, routing, work instructions, data collection, quality, and traceability.
• Support system testing activities, including unit testing, integration testing, user acceptance testing (UAT), and validation prior to production deployment.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to support site deployment, change management, training, and adoption of MES solutions.
• Identify opportunities for process standardization, automation, and manufacturing performance improvement enabled by MES.
• Communicate complex technical concepts and system capabilities effectively to non-technical stakeholders and leadership.
• Create and present project updates, risks, and recommendations to functional and leadership audiences.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives and post-deployment enhancements to ensure MES solutions meet evolving business needs.
• Analyze existing software code to make improvements.

Skills

Software development

Programming concepts

Communication skills

Cross-functional teamwork

Project management

Windows and MS Office

Education

Bachelors in CS/SE

Associates in CS/SE

Tools

Python

SQL databases

HTML

Java

Expression languages

Ignition MES

PLC programming

Oracle ERP Fusion

Job description

Fortune Brands Innovations seeks an MES engineer to support and drive MES projects across Fiberon facilities, developing MES applications and hardware implementations with engineers, managers, supervisors, and operators to enable continuous improvement.

The role requires 3–5 years of software development, strong communication, and knowledge of Ignition and MES tools. You will translate requirements into specs, lead implementations, test, deploy, and support site deployment and training.