MES Engineer

Company Description

Castle Hill Technologies is a project design and management firm in Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area, providing various services to clients such as automation design and implementation, project management, commissioning planning, and more. They focus on combining process, equipment, and automation disciplines to produce superior plant automation designs that require minimal modifications during the commissioning process. Castle Hill Technologies brings together a team of professionals with operating experience and innovative design engineering expertise to ensure project success, working tirelessly and always putting the customer's needs first.

Role Description

This is a full-time on-site role for an MES Engineer located in Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area. The MES Engineer will analyze and design manufacturing-execution-systems (MES) in alignment with customers' requirements. They will be responsible for maintaining and providing technical support for the ongoing operations of MES and developing test plans to ensure the quality and effectiveness of MES implementation.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a relevant field.

  • Experience in MES design, planning, implementing, testing, and support.

  • Knowledge of programming languages such as C#, VB, ASP, Java and .Net application development

  • Familiarity with operating systems such as Microsoft Windows, Unix/Linux

  • Experience with database design, database programming, and SQL

  • Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills

Main Responsabilities

  • Support the design and implementation of an MES system for the Drug Product and Finished Goods CDMO facility

  • Leverage PAS-X design and code prepared from similar FUJIFILM project in Denmark when available

  • Interface with the IT/OT and I&C teams for coordination and integration of the MES to systems such as SAP and PI

  • Collaborate with process engineers, product engineers, quality, and production managers to optimize production processes

  • Leverage Master Batch Records, MES documents, and SOPs from FUJIFILM Denmark and adapt them to support FUJIFILM Holly Springs

  • Utilize the existing Master Batch Record templates to create new records when applicable

  • Test MES interfaces to IT systems and equipment, Equipment Statuses, Master Batch Records, and

  • Approval Workflows before going live in the Production environment

  • Periodic International and Domestic travel may be required

  • You should expect the role and responsibilities to expand into equipment support as the project enters startup and qualification activities