MES Engineer

we are seeking an experienced MES Engineer at our manufacturing facility in Lawrenceville.  Supporting our Toner operation, our engineer will perform engineering assignments to develop and improve the performance of MES applications with IGNITION for a variety of production areas and processes.  

Requirements

• Responsibilities: 
• Model the “safety first” behaviors we expect of all employees by ensuring that operational procedures, equipment, and processes are designed to provide a safe work environment.
• Evaluate, select, order, installs, and set up software and hardware within our manufacturing environment. Recommend equipment or software to improve operational efficiencies, manufacturing data collection, and other operational data for existing products.  Coordinate the installation, modification and testing of manufacturing execution systems.
• Troubleshoot a variety of routine to moderately complex MES related equipment and software problems. Investigate and determine the root cause of failures and problems and recommend countermeasures.
• Analyze and identify modifications that can be made to improve software or hardware performance and reliability.
• Design and fabricate new and replacement applications or software.
• Create, write, and modify troubleshooting, start up, and other procedures. Develop implementation schedules.
• Conduct research, compile data, and prepare reports and presentations.
• Prepares training materials and train production and maintenance personnel on the usage and maintenance of equipment.
• Creates, writes, and modifies preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, start up, technician qualification, and other procedures. Develops preventive maintenance schedules.
• Conducts research, compiles data, and prepares reports. Prepares and delivers presentations.
• Prepares training materials and trains production and maintenance personnel on the usage and maintenance of equipment.
• Work in a high-paced environment, often switching roles between developer, product manager, support engineer, and troubler shooting.
• Qualified candidates will possess:
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or engineering or related technical degree.
• 2+ years’ work experience using IGNITION in a manufacturing or industrial environment.
• Working knowledge of the practical application of IGNITION in manufacturing/industrial setting to produce various products.  
• Working knowledge/understanding of PLCs, networking, computer/servers and tools, including their design, use, repair, maintenance, and troubleshooting.
• Experience with HMI, SCADA, and PLC in an industrial environment.
• Experience with Java, Python, or C# and understanding of core programming concepts.
• Experience in SQL queries, as well as managing databases. MS SQL preferred.
• Experience /understanding of electrical and mechanical equipment, preferred.
• Very good analytical, math, problem solving, communication, reasoning, and presentation skills.  
• Intermediate skills in Excel, PowerPoint and other application software used in manufacturing setting.

Benefits

We offer several unique and highly attractive benefits that set us apart from other companies. We'd be happy to discuss them with you during the phone interview.