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# MES Developer

- **Company:** North Point Technology, LLC
- **Location:** Detroit, MI, United States
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Zebra (Programming Language), Applications Architecture, Information Systems, System Configuration, Software Debugging, Ethernet, Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA), Ladder Logic, Radio-Frequency Identification, Rslogix, OPC Unified Architecture, SQL Databases, Systems Architecture, Systems Integration, Scripting, Build Management, Control Logix PLC, Allen-Bradley Factory Automation Equipment
- **Published:** September 30, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=8f9adf10bb28f5a9

## About the Role

* Strong hands-on experience with Allen-Bradley ControlLogix/GuardLogix and Studio 5000 / RSLogix 5000.
 * Demonstrated experience writing new PLC programs for equipment, stations, or production lines from scratch.
 * Hands-on experience with Inductive Automation Ignition.
 * Experience developing Ignition screens, tags, scripting, and/or application architecture.
 * Experience integrating PLCs with MES or manufacturing information systems.
 * Understanding of manufacturing transactions such as work-order validation, traceability, recipes, production reporting, and serial-number tracking.
 * Experience commissioning automated manufacturing equipment.
 * Strong troubleshooting skills across controls hardware, PLC software, industrial networks, and production systems.
 * Experience in automotive or other high-volume discrete manufacturing environments., * Experience generating ZPL code and integrating Zebra industrial printers.
 * Experience with barcode and RFID-based production traceability.
 * Ignition Vision and/or Perspective development experience.
 * Industrial networking experience including Ethernet/IP, OPC UA, SQL, or related communication technologies.
 * Experience taking a controls project through the complete lifecycle: design development integration startup commissioning production launch.
 * Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, Mechatronics, Automation, Industrial Engineering, or a related discipline., The strongest candidate will have experience building controls systems from the ground up, including PLC programming, Ignition development, and PLC-to-MES integration.

## Description

We are seeking an experienced Controls / MES Engineer to support a ground-up manufacturing automation implementation for a major automotive manufacturer in Warren, Michigan.

This is primarily a new-build development and implementation role, not a sustaining or maintenance position. The engineer will be responsible for designing, programming, integrating, and commissioning controls and manufacturing systems, with a strong focus on Rockwell Studio 5000, Ignition, and PLC-to-MES integration.

The ideal candidate has personally taken automation systems from initial design through commissioning and production launch and can demonstrate hands-on experience developing PLC, HMI/SCADA, and MES functionality rather than only modifying or troubleshooting existing systems., * Design and develop Allen-Bradley ControlLogix/GuardLogix PLC programs from the ground up using RSLogix 5000 / Studio 5000.

 * Develop PLC architecture including ladder logic, tag structures, UDTs, AOIs, sequencing, diagnostics, alarms, and equipment interfaces.
 * Design and build Ignition HMI/SCADA applications, including screens, tags, scripting, alarms, communications, and system configuration.
 * Develop and implement communication between PLCs and MES systems.
 * Create PLC/MES transaction and handshake logic for manufacturing operations.
 * Support work-order verification, part and serial-number traceability, recipe/model management, production reporting, and pass/fail transactions.
 * Integrate barcode scanners, RFID systems, and other production tracking equipment.
 * Configure and integrate Zebra industrial label printers, including generation and implementation of ZPL code.
 * Develop automated label-printing processes tied to production events, work orders, and cycle completion.
 * Perform controls system startup, debugging, commissioning, FAT/SAT, and production launch activities.
 * Troubleshoot PLC, HMI, MES, networking, and equipment communication issues as needed.
 * Collaborate with manufacturing engineering, IT/MES teams, equipment integrators, and plant personnel throughout implementation.
 * Develop and maintain controls documentation, system architecture, backups, and commissioning records.