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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior MES Engineer - **Company:** Timken - **Location:** United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Systems Engineering, Business Systems, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Software Debugging, Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA), IBM RPG (Programming Language), Python (Programming Language), SAP (Applications), SQL Databases, System Testing, Allen-Bradley Factory Automation Equipment - **Published:** June 24, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/19dd0b31-d047-4fe5-8194-b41fc04965a0 ## About the Role * Bachelor's degree in Engineering * RPG programming, Ignition, MES * Python, SQL, CSS, Beckhoff (plus), Allen Bradley (plus), Siemens (plus) * Fluent English All qualified applicants shall be treated equally according to their individual qualifications, abilities, experiences and other employment standards. There will be no discrimination due to gender or gender identity, race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran/military status or any other basis protected by applicable law. ## Description Those who came before us helped land a man on the moon, create the world's infrastructure, and introduce renewable energy alternatives. Now you can join the Timken team to write your own unique story and help drive what's next. A career at Timken means you can have an immediate impact doing Work That Matters to the world- improving the efficiency of today's industrial equipment and preparing for the future of motion on our planet and beyond. New employees can start contributing right away, and there are many opportunities to advance your career at your own pace. Join our global team of 19,000 people in 45 countries, and start helping our customers push the limits of what's possible in their world of motion. Purpose and Scope This position will work with a cross-functional team leaderincluding IT, Engineering, Tooling and manufacturing to deploy Sepasoft MES modules. It will support and expand upon existing Ignition SCADA systems for machine recipe delivery, build visualizations to monitor line performance and machine health, interface with corporate ERP and other systems and build other bi-directional interfaces to provide and collect information to/from the workforce (work instructions, contextual data, manual event triggers, etc.) Responsabilities * Manage the existing Ignition and Sepasoft MES deployment company wide as needed. Manage the Equipment Hierarchy and asset connectivity to the Settings and Changeover, and OEE modules. * Configure and customize Sepasoft MES modules to expand the MES usage to new areas of the plant. * Conduct system testing, troubleshooting, and debugging to ensure the stability and reliability of MES implementations. * Provide training and technical support to end-users and stakeholders on MES functionalities and best practices. * Lead the integration along with IT ERP team to integrate the MES (Manufacturing Execution System) with SAP, ensuring seamless data exchange. * Establish work standards and implement measurements to enforce compliance. * Manage the project of data exchange with manufacturing equipment. This will require work with SCADA and Controls engineers to ensure seamless execution. * Manage a workstream to deploy milestones of MES projects in a timely manner within scope and budget, ensuring proper communication with stakeholders (Project managers, Sr. Leadership, etc) * Development, support, and integration of new and existing Ignition projects. * Install and maintain hardware and software that collects specified data into usable information to control the production process. * Must be able to work as a team leader to attain the software and data collection goals and objectives of the organization. * Integrate collected data with other business systems such as ERP, SCADA and Engineering Systems. * Develop or supervise third party development of integrated Manufacturing Execution System (SCADA) for the facility. * Program, update, and trouble shoot MES related hardware and software. ## Related Videos - [Fault Tolerance and Consistency at Scale: Harnessing the Power of Distributed SQL Databases](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1146-fault-tolerance-and-consistency-at-scale-harnessing-the-power-of-distributed-sql-databases) - [How To Test A Ball of Mud](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/173-how-to-test-a-ball-of-mud) - [APIs and Architecture for scaling omnichannel payments](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/90-apis-and-architecture-for-scaling-omnichannel-payments) - [Debugging Humans: How MBTI Helps Engineering Teams Communicate Better](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100335-debugging-humans-how-mbti-helps-engineering-teams-communicate-better) - [Fault Tolerance and Consistency at Scale: Harnessing the Power of Distributed SQL Databases](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1520-fault-tolerance-and-consistency-at-scale-harnessing-the-power-of-distributed-sql-databases) - [Security Pitfalls for Software Engineers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/726-security-pitfalls-for-software-engineers) ## Related Articles - [Data Engineer Salary UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/253-data-engineer-salary-uk) - [What is Software Engineering?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/289-what-is-software-engineering) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [Software Engineer Salary London](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/252-software-engineer-salary-london) - [What’s the Difference between a Junior, Mid, and Senior Developer?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/238-what-s-the-difference-between-a-junior-mid-and-senior-developer) - [Top-Paying Tech Jobs (with Salaries)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/372-top-paying-tech-jobs-with-salaries)