Senior Automation & MES Engineering Lead

Pacific Scientific Energetic Materials Company; Hollister (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 242,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

Health Insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Parental leave

Job summary

PacSci EMC in Hollister, CA is seeking an Automation Engineering Manager to lead a team that designs, deploys, and maintains automation and MES systems in Manufacturing Engineering. The role focuses on digital transformation, data integrity, and product quality.

You will drive MES deployment, data warehousing, dashboards, and automated equipment, while ensuring GMP and ISO9001/AS9100 compliance and training end-users across the organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required in a STEM field or equivalent.
• 10+ years of experience in software/automation projects.
• Strong understanding of APIs, system integration, and cloud platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage automation team within Manufacturing Engineering.
• Deploy MES and ensure data integrity and GMP/ISO compliance.
• Develop data warehousing, dashboards, and automation for reporting (yield, cycle times).
• Oversee Software Lifecycle Management from prototype to manufacturing release.
• Integrate ERP/PLM with MES and automate data exchanges.
• Train end-users and perform system audits and upgrades.

Skills

APIs

System integration

Cloud platforms

SQL

AI/ML tools

Interpersonal skills

Quality management

MES systems

Education

B.S. in STEM

Tools

Oracle

SQL Server

C#/.NET

JavaScript

JSON

Oracle MES

MS Office

ERP integration

PLM integration

OpenAI/Azure AI

Job description

PacSci EMC in Hollister, CA is seeking an Automation Engineering Manager to lead a team that designs, deploys, and maintains automation and MES systems in Manufacturing Engineering. The role focuses on digital transformation, data integrity, and product quality.

You will drive MES deployment, data warehousing, dashboards, and automated equipment, while ensuring GMP and ISO9001/AS9100 compliance and training end-users across the organization.