Senior MES Engineer

head\\-huntress.com; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Wunderlich-Malec in Raleigh, NC, seeks a Senior MES Engineer to design, configure, and implement MES solutions with integration to level two and four systems. You will lead a team, capture requirements, evaluate MES platforms, and deliver solutions that improve uptime, compliance, and efficiency.

Strong leadership, problem-solving, and customer-facing skills are essential. The role combines technical design with project leadership, including budgeting and coordination of project activities up to

Qualifications

• Experience designing and implementing MES solutions.
• Ability to lead a project team and coordinate with customers.
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills.
• Experience integrating MES with PLC/SCADA level two/four systems.

Responsibilities

• Developing MES solutions and design standards, either independently or as a team lead.
• Act as solution architect to conceptualize and implement MES for industrial processes to improve uptime and compliance.
• Lead project activities including planning, budgeting, scheduling, and reporting, up to $1M project value.

Skills

MES engineering

Team leadership

Customer interaction

Requirements analysis

Industrial IT

Job description

Raleigh, United States | Posted on 05/24/2026

JOB DESCRIPTION

This position requires demonstrated technical proficiency in software design and configuration of MES solutions with integration capabilities to level two and four systems. The Senior MES Engineer will interact directly with the customer and lead a team of Wunderlich-Malec engineers in identifying requirements, evaluating MES platforms, developing specifications, and implementing/testing/commissioning/qualifying MES solutions. This position is a leadership role within the business unit and requires strong problem-solving ability, well-balanced people skills, an aptitude for business efficiency, and an interest in creating partnerships. The Senior MES Engineer demonstrates success by securing repeat work with both new and existing customers.

RESPONSIBILITIES

This position requires the ability to deliver innovative MES solutions and design standards either self-directedly or as a leader of a team. The candidate will act as a solution architect and must have the ability to conceptualize, detail, and implement MES Solutions for industrial processes and machinery that meet our customers’ requirements. This involves the development of an MES strategy that integrates process knowledge, equipment design, and quality standards with information technology to reduce downtime, elevate the level of regulatory compliance, and introduce efficiency gains through the effective use of available technologies. This position oftentimes requires the following project management

responsibilities:

developing project execution plans, work breakdown structures, and associated budgets, task prioritization and scheduling, task ordering, time tracking, and reporting, financial tracking and reporting, early problem identification, conflict management/resolution, leading and supporting a team, and attending project status meetings. Also includes overseeing daily operations and activities of a project(s) up to $1M. This position is often responsible for ensuring the overall profitability of the project. The ideal candidate must have a diverse engineering skillset with the ability to work independently. Will act as technical lead on projects and guide lower-level engineers and technicians. Could also act as Project Manager on smaller projects.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT Standard office environment, on-site office environment, diverse industrial environments, frequent use of a personal computer, facsimile/copy machines, and phones.

About Wunderlich-Malec

As a 100% Employee-Owned Company our people are passionate about solving your unique engineering challenges, and with the support of industry experts behind them, they can successfully execute projects of any size while meeting your requirements of scope, schedule, and budget. Wunderlich-Malec has been providing customers with engineering, system integration and fabrication solutions for more than 40 years. With offices throughout the US and over 500 professionals on our staff, we are one of the largest and most well-established engineering companies in the United States, and we've successfully finished numerous projects for our US clients in many parts of the world. We're confident that our qualified staff has the knowledge, experience, and talent to create and deliver the solutions you need for your facility process and operation needs. Wunderlich-Malec ranks on Inc. 5000's Fastest-Growing Private Companies list and is a GSA Schedule holder with the Federal Government for professional engineering services and manufacturing.

Must-Have's

PHYSICAL DEMANDS OF POSITION- Seeing, color perception, hearing, clear speech, dexterity in hands, driving, lifting, ability to mount/dismount equipment, pushing and pulling.