MES Solution Architect

MES Solution Architect (Manufacturing Execution) – North America

Cullerton Group has a new opportunity for an MES Solution Architect in Orland Park, IL. The work will be done onsite two days a week. The rest of the work will be work-from-home. For the first three months the work will be onsite 5 days a week. This is a permanent job. Compensation is $130K/yr + 10% bonus.

Type: Full-time
Travel: Up to 50% across North America

Lead discovery, architecture, and delivery of end-to-end MES solutions for discrete manufacturing clients. You will own technical design, guide implementations, enable users, and partner with sales on scoping and win strategies. The goal: deploy our MES platform to improve throughput, quality, and cost.

• Run process-mapping workshops with production, quality, and maintenance SMEs.
• Assess current systems (ERP/PLM/SCADA/IIoT) and define the MES functional/technical blueprint.
• Document data models, integrations, and event/transaction flows; close “black-holes” in traceability.

• Configure, extend, and deploy MES modules (dispatching, genealogy, SPC, WIP/tracking, OEE).
• Specify/guide development of customer-specific extensions (APIs, services, UI).
• Troubleshoot complex issues across app, database, network, and plant floor layers.
• Turn MES data into actions—create KPIs and reports; recommend changes that lift yield and reduce cycle time/scrap.
• Apply Lean/6σ principles to stabilize processes and standardize work.

• Deliver admin/user training (remote and on-site); produce SOPs and runbooks.
• Advise engineering and leadership on best practices, rollout plans, and governance.
• Serve as the MES SME in pre-sales (discovery, demos, LOE/RFP inputs).
• Mentor consultants; stay current on product roadmap and manufacturing standards.

• 5+ years implementing MES or adjacent manufacturing systems (MOM/SCADA/IIoT/Quality).
• Strong understanding of shop-floor processes, production logistics, and master data.
• Practical IT base: networking, databases (SQL), remote access, Windows server.
• Experience integrating with ERP/PLM/SCADA via REST/JSON; C#/scripting a plus.
• Demonstrated workshop facilitation, documentation, and stakeholder communication skills.
• Comfortable leading multiple projects concurrently; highly reliable and self-directed.
• Work authorization in the U.S. and ability to travel up to 50%.
• Spanish or German language skills are a plus.

• High impact on manufacturers’ productivity and cost.
• Mix of architecture leadership, hands-on delivery, and customer strategy.
• Growth path toward Principal Architect or Practice Lead.