Controls Engineer – MES & Manufacturing Automation

5+ years of hands‑on experience with Allen‑Bradley/Rockwell and Siemens tag‑based PLC and HMI systems.

Strong PLC and HMI troubleshooting and diagnostic skills.

Basic understanding of Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) preferred.

The MES Controls Engineer is responsible for supporting and optimizing manufacturing execution and automation systems in a high‑volume discrete manufacturing environment, with an emphasis on real‑time shop‑floor execution, seamless ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) –MES–PLC (Programmable Logic Controller) integration, and sustained production reliability under strict uptime and quality requirements.

5+ years of hands‑on experience with Allen‑Bradley/Rockwell and Siemens tag‑based PLC and HMI systems.

Strong PLC and HMI troubleshooting and diagnostic skills.

Provide support for MES–PLC integrations during system launches and periods of constrained production.

Configure, establish, and maintain MES-to-PLC communications

Integrate MES template routines and user-defined data types (UDTs) into PLC programs.

Assign, modify, and maintain PLC tags and logic required to send/receive MES transactions.

Collaborate with Process Engineers and the MES team to understand process scope and ensure proper MES integration.

Document all MES-related PLC changes and issues on production lines and communicate updates in a timely manner.