Digital Manufacturing Engineer – MES & Industrial Automation | Wisconsin

Digital Manufacturing Engineer – MES

📍 Location: Waukesha, Wisconsin
🏢 Work Model: Primarily Onsite (Flexible for appointments, weather events, etc.)
💼 Employment Type: Full-Time
💰 Base Salary: $105,000 – $120,000
🎯 Bonus Eligible: Yes
✈️ Travel: Occasional
🎓 Education: Bachelor’s Degree Required

Role Overview

We are seeking a Digital Manufacturing Engineer (MES) to join a corporate Advanced Manufacturing team driving digital transformation across multiple manufacturing sites.

This role focuses on building and integrating shop-floor digital solutions that enable manufacturing teams to operate more efficiently, accurately, and intelligently. You will solve complex operational challenges using MES, analytics, and enterprise integration — while leading projects and mentoring others.

This is a hands-on, high-impact engineering role at the center of a broader digitalization strategy.

What You’ll Be Doing

🔹 MES & Shop-Floor Application Development

• Build and deploy Tulip applications with MES as a primary focus

• Integrate MES platforms with enterprise systems such as:

• SAP

• CMMS

• Other operational platforms

• Support troubleshooting and continuous improvement of deployed MES systems

🔹 Data & Analytics

• Design and maintain dashboards using:

• Power BI

• Tulip Analytics

• Ensure accuracy and integrity of manufacturing data

• Develop cloud-based reporting and analytics solutions

🔹 OT & Enterprise Integration

• Integrate OT systems with enterprise platforms using:

• REST APIs

• OPC

• MQTT

• Work with PLCs, SCADA, QMS, and data historians

• Support lab testing and onsite proof-of-concept initiatives

🔹 Continuous Improvement & Support

• Support end-of-line test cell enhancements

• Participate in an on-call rotation for after-hours support

• Lead training and knowledge transfer sessions for operations teams

• Manage project schedules, budgets, and scope changes

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in:

• Engineering

• Industrial Technology

• Business (with relevant experience)

• 5+ years of progressive experience supporting manufacturing technology

• Hands-on experience designing or supporting shop-floor software solutions

• Experience working with MES platforms

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience managing technical projects (requirements, budgets, timelines)

• Strong understanding of manufacturing systems including:

• MES

• QMS

• PLCs

• SCADA

• Data Historians

• CMMS

• Programming experience in:

• Python

• JavaScript

• C#

• Strong SQL experience (complex queries, stored procedures, triggers)

• Experience with OPC servers and industrial data tags

• Experience integrating OT systems with enterprise platforms

• Cloud-based analytics/reporting experience

• Ability to lead workshops and gather complex manufacturing requirements

Ideal Candidate Profile

• Strong understanding of how digital tools improve shop-floor performance

• Experience diagnosing and resolving MES errors

• Comfortable handling multiple change requests

• Able to translate machine limitations, bottlenecks, and VOC into technical solutions

• Practical, solutions-oriented mindset

• Capable of balancing hands-on development with strategic project leadership

Why This Role Stands Out

• High-visibility digital transformation initiatives

• Modern, state-of-the-art manufacturing facility

• Collaborative Advanced Manufacturing team

• Flexibility when needed (appointments, weather events, etc.)

• Bonus eligibility and strong benefits package

• Strong culture focused on innovation and operational excellence

Benefits Overview

• Medical, Dental, Vision

• 401(k)

• Bonus eligibility

• Modern facility amenities

• Employee engagement programs

• Product discount programs

Director of Field Service – South | Dallas, TX | Global Equipment Manufacturer

⚙️ Director of Field Service – South

📍 Location: Dallas, Texas (Southlake Office)
🧭 Territory: New Mexico, Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi
🕓 Travel: Up to 70%
💼 Experience Level: Senior Leadership
🎓 Education: Bachelor’s degree preferred (or equivalent technical/engineering experience)
💰 Compensation: Competitive salary + full benefits
🚫 Visa Sponsorship: Not available
🕴️ Employment Type: Full-Time | Permanent

🌟 The Opportunity

An established global equipment manufacturer is seeking an accomplished Director of Field Service to lead and expand its service operations across the Southern U.S.

Based in Dallas, TX, this leadership role will oversee all aspects of field service performance — from installation and preventive maintenance to technical support and team development. The successful candidate will ensure exceptional customer satisfaction, operational efficiency, and consistent alignment with company goals.

If you are a strategic and hands-on leader with deep technical expertise, strong commercial acumen, and a passion for building high-performing service teams, this opportunity offers significant visibility and impact within a growing international organization.

🧭 Key Responsibilities

• Lead Regional Service Operations: Direct and coordinate field service activities across five states, ensuring timely and professional support for customers in food, medical, and consumer industries.

• Drive Customer Satisfaction: Implement strategies that elevate service quality, responsiveness, and reliability to meet evolving client expectations.

• Team Leadership:

• Supervise and mentor a team of 3–20 Field Service Technicians.

• Oversee recruitment, onboarding, training, and professional development.

• Set clear performance goals and provide ongoing coaching and feedback.

• Performance Management: Maintain technician utilization above 90%, ensuring service call efficiency and customer satisfaction.

• Operational Excellence:

• Manage regional budgets and expense targets.

• Support special projects and cross-functional initiatives as assigned by executive leadership.

• Continuously improve service delivery processes, quality, and compliance.

• Technical Oversight:

• Ensure field teams are trained in safety standards, mechanical and electrical systems, and quality protocols.

• Provide technical support, guidance, and hands-on leadership in complex service scenarios.

• Compliance & Safety:

• Uphold and enforce corporate safety, compliance, and quality policies.

• Ensure that all technicians adhere to regulatory and company standards.

• Continuous Improvement:

• Stay abreast of technological advancements and industry trends.

• Develop and implement process improvements to enhance service performance.

🧠 Qualifications

✅ Experience:

• Minimum 5+ years of progressive field service leadership experience, preferably within complex mechanical, packaging, automation, or capital equipment industries.

• Background as a Field Service Technician or Engineer strongly preferred.

• Proven ability to manage distributed service teams and drive operational results.

✅ Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, or related technical field preferred.

• Equivalent professional experience considered.

✅ Technical Skills:

• Strong understanding of mechanical, electrical, and automation systems.

• Proficiency with ERP systems and Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).

• Knowledge of service performance metrics and data-driven decision-making.

✅ Leadership & Communication:

• Demonstrated success in developing and mentoring teams.

• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.

• Skilled in problem-solving, conflict resolution, and cross-functional collaboration.

✅ Other Requirements:

• Valid U.S. driver’s license.

• Ability to obtain and maintain a valid passport for occasional international travel.

💎 What’s on Offer

• Competitive base salary with performance-based incentives

• Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision coverage

• 401(k) retirement plan with company match

• Paid time off, holidays, and travel expense reimbursement

• Professional development and leadership training opportunities

• Work with a globally recognized manufacturer known for innovation and reliability

🌍 About the Region

This role covers a key Southern U.S. territory — New Mexico, Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi — supporting diverse customer bases across high-growth industries. Based out of Dallas, TX, this position provides an excellent balance of field leadership and strategic regional oversight within a customer-focused organization.

🚀 Ready to lead a high-performing field service team across the Southern U.S.?
Join a company where technical excellence, customer service, and leadership come together to drive innovation and operational success.

Specialist, Automation or Sr Engineer, Automation - Saint Joseph, MO - $75,000 - $130,000

Specialist, Automation or Sr Engineer, Automation - Saint Joseph, MO
Full-Time, Permanent
$75,000 - $130,000

Description

Principal Automation Engineer / Senior Engineer, Automation

This role involves leveraging advanced expertise in automation engineering, particularly with Allen Bradley systems, and troubleshooting within the Rockwell platform. Core responsibilities include working with PLCs, AVEVA system platforms, HMIs, AB panel views, and a variety of automation communication protocols such as Ethernet/IP. You will also handle automation integration principles, cascade controls, and electrical troubleshooting in both low and high-voltage PLC control panels.

Key aspects include:

• Applying knowledge of Allen Bradley PLCs and AVEVA System platforms for process integrations, including MES machine integration.

• Collaborating with engineering, maintenance, and manufacturing teams to optimize equipment performance.

• Supporting continuous improvement initiatives and providing hands-on troubleshooting for various production and utility systems.

The role requires proficiency in systems used in upstream and downstream processes, including antigen fermentation, CIP/SIP, WFI, filling, and lyophilization automation. Additional tasks include conducting training on utility equipment and entering maintenance work orders to ensure timely repairs and upgrades.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot and resolve issues across Allen Bradley systems, automation communication protocols, and PLC control panels.

• Provide technical support during off-shift and weekend hours as needed.

• Identify and recommend equipment upgrades to improve reliability and performance.

• Assist with packaging engineering projects and provide training on electro-mechanical systems.

• Maintain compliance with applicable regulatory standards (e.g., cGMP, FDA, OSHA) and internal SOPs.

• Stay updated on emerging technologies and best practices in automation and engineering.

Qualifications

Principal Engineer, Automation:

• Bachelor’s or Associate degree in Engineering (Chemical, Mechanical, Electrical) or related field preferred, with at least 4 years of professional experience.

• Alternatively, 6 years with a relevant Associate degree or 8 years with a HS diploma/GED.

Senior Engineer, Automation:

• HS diploma/GED and 7+ years of relevant experience, or 2 years of experience with a relevant Bachelor’s degree.

Additional Requirements:

• Proficiency in troubleshooting automation communication protocols, electrical prints, and integration principles.

• Familiarity with working in a cGMP or similar regulated environment.

• Must be 18 years or older, authorized to work in the U.S., and willing to undergo pre-employment screenings.

Compensation and Benefits

• Principal Engineer: Base salary typically between $95,000 and $130,000.

• Senior Engineer: Base salary typically between $75,000 and $95,000.

• Both roles offer full health and wellness benefits, performance-based bonuses, and shift differentials.

This opportunity emphasizes a focus on growth, collaboration, and maintaining the highest standards of operational excellence.