Manufacturing System Engineer

Company: Widen the Net | B Corp™
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Location: Oxford
Job Description:

Senior MES Engineer / Senior Manufacturing System Engineer (MES / Manufacturing Execution System / ToolTrack / MQTT / Ignition Experience)

Our client is a global leading high tech/electronics manufacturing company:

  • Over 6,500 employees across 20+ offices;
  • Cutting edge AR and VR technologies, 3D printing, etc.

They are looking for a senior MES engineer to work with the engineering team to integrate manufacturing data across ToolTrack MES, Ignition, MQTT and GCP and introduce an Ignition MES system.

Responsibilities

  • Work closely with system engineers and network engineers and help with introducing a new Ignition system, system and data integration (currently using ToolTrack MES)
  • Focus on reducing manual data entry (yield, temps, run times, serials) and build data automation
  • Improve end‑to‑end data flow from equipment into MES and cloud (MQTT)
  • Bridge IT and manufacturing by designing, implementing, and maintaining Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) to track, control, and analyze production data
  • Ensure data flow from floor machines to analytics platforms, optimize processes, and ensure quality compliance
  • Analyze operational and manufacturing data to identify inefficiencies and improve workflows

Requirements

  • Senior MES engineer with at least 6 years experience
  • Must have experience with Ignition (MES or MQTT or IIoT or SCADA) in a manufacturing or industrial environment
  • Experience with MES systems, particularly in industries like pharmaceuticals, electronics, semi‑conductor, automotive, bio‑tech, engineering or high‑tech manufacturing
  • ToolTrack, MQTT and GCP (BigQuery) experience strongly preferred, SAP integration a bonus.

Contract Details

  • Initially 6 months full‑time contract and highly likely to extend the contract afterwards.
  • Inside IR35 contract (in the UK) and offer competitive daily rate depending on experience.
  • Start ASAP, full remote working from anywhere in Europe.

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Posted: April 17th, 2026