MES Consultant

Description

As an MES Consultant, you will work directly with our clients to gather and document the business and technical requirements that shape our manufacturing execution system (MES) solutions. You’ll spend time on the plant floor and in stakeholder interviews uncovering how a client’s operations really work, then translate what you learn into clear, actionable requirements that our architects and engineers can build from. You will also build a working knowledge of Flexware’s MES/MOM offerings and delivery approach so you can speak knowledgeably with clients about our capabilities. Here are some of the responsibilities that you will be responsible for: 

• Lead and support requirements-gathering sessions and stakeholder interviews with client operations, quality, and IT personnel 

• Document current-state processes and future-state needs in clear, structured requirements documents, process maps, and functional specifications 

• Ask clarifying questions to uncover unstated assumptions, edge cases, and integration points that could affect project scope 

• Partner with solution architects and project managers to translate requirements into scope, estimates, and statements of work 

• Develop and maintain a working knowledge of Flexware’s MES/MOM offerings and platforms at a high level, including but not limited to: 

• MES / SCADA / HMI (Wonderware, Ignition, TrakSYS, Siemens OpCenter, etc.) 

• Data historians (OSI PI, Rockwell FactoryTalk Historian, etc.) 

• Databases (SQL Server, Oracle, Postgres etc.) 

• Operational reporting (SSRS, etc.) 

• Custom application development (C#, .NET, etc.) 

• Participate in discovery workshops and site visits, both remote and on-site 

• Support proposal development by providing requirements input that informs scope and pricing 

• Maintain organized documentation across the project lifecycle, ensuring traceability from requirement to delivered functionality 

**Please note that we are not interviewing candidates that require sponsorship now or in the future**

• A bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, information systems, or a similar technical or business concentration 

• 2+ years of experience in a business analyst, requirements analyst, consulting, or similar client-facing role – manufacturing, industrial, or software environments preferred 

• Experience interviewing stakeholders and documenting business and technical requirements 

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate technical and operational detail into clear documentation 

• Comfortable interviewing stakeholders at all levels, from plant floor operators to plant management 

• Detail-oriented with strong organizational skills; able to manage multiple concurrent discovery efforts 

• An analytical mindset – able to identify gaps, inconsistencies, and dependencies in gathered information 

• Willingness and ability to travel to client sites as needed 

• Exposure to manufacturing environments, plant operations, or industrial automation is a plus 

• Familiarity with MES, MOM, ERP, or SCADA concepts is a plus 

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected status.