Manufacturing Engineer - EMEA MES Deployment & Site Readiness

In this role you enable MES deployments across EMEA by ensuring manufacturing readiness, master data, and processes are set for a successful implementation. You will support go-live and stabilization, aligning with global MES standards while working with cross-functional teams. The position involves travel and hands-on shop-floor involvement to minimize disruption and drive rapid stabilization. You’ll shape deployment practices and contribute to scalable, data-driven manufacturing improvements.

• Competitive compensation and benefits package
• Flexible working solutions
• Excellent working environment – safety and ethics are important
• Culture & Values – emphasis on how we do business
• Learning & Development – Eaton University

• Lead manufacturing readiness assessments for MES deployments and identify gaps, owners, and recovery actions
• Validate master data (BOMs, routings, work centers, resources) and prerequisites for MES readiness
• Coordinate User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and ensure realistic scenarios, defect management, and retesting before go-live
• Serve as the manufacturing focal point during MES deployment, coordinating resolution of data, process, and integration issues
• Provide hands-on shop-floor support during go-live and hypercare to stabilize operations
• Drive root-cause analysis and corrective actions for recurring manufacturing and data issues
• Collaborate with Operations, Manufacturing Engineering, MES, IT, and site teams, aligned to a global MES template
• Support MES expansion to additional areas and improve deployment practices using lessons learned

• Bachelors or Masters in Manufacturing, Industrial, Mechanical, Production Engineering, or related field
• 5–8 years in Manufacturing, Operations, Supply Chain, Quality, Operational Excellence, Digital Manufacturing, Program Management, or related areas
• Strong knowledge of manufacturing master data (BOMs, routings, work centers, operations, resources, production versions)
• Experience with MES/ERP/PLM deployments; SAP and Dassault Systèmes Apriso preferred
• Experience with MES readiness activities, data cleansing, UAT, go-live, hypercare, stabilization
• Fluent business English; additional EMEA languages advantageous

• Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration
• Effective communication and teamwork across Operations, Engineering, and IT
• Structured problem-solving abilities (RCA, 5 Why, 8D, DMAIC)
• MES and ERP deployments
• Master data management (BOMs, routings, resources)
• Data cleansing and UAT processes