Enterprise MES Technical Lead

Leidos

. Serve as the technical subject matter expert for the enterprise Manufacturing Execution System and supporting technology environment .

Posted 9/22/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesSenior💰 $116,350 - $210,325 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive expertise in administering and configuring Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES), with a strong focus on troubleshooting, system performance, and integration with enterprise applications. Proven ability to lead technical initiatives, coordinate cross-functional teams, and communicate complex technical issues effectively.

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Manufacturing Execution Systems AdministrationSQL Development/QueryingRoot-Cause AnalysisTechnical LeadershipEnterprise Application Integration

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Hard Skills

Manufacturing Execution SystemsApplication ConfigurationDatabase TroubleshootingData AnalysisApplication Performance MonitoringAutomation ScriptingRelational DatabasesConfiguration ControlMaterial TraceabilityProduction Records

Soft Skills

Technical CommunicationTeam CoordinationMentoring

Tools & Technologies

IBase-t SoluminaPTC Windchill PLMDeltek Costpoint ERPEQube-MIEQube-BISQL ServerOracle

Industry Keywords

AerospaceDefenseRegulated ManufacturingMission-Critical Environments

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cyber SecurityERPOracleSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Serve as the technical subject matter expert for the enterprise Manufacturing Execution System and supporting technology environment
Administer and configure MES workflows, manufacturing plans, bills of material, work instructions, production records, data collection, material traceability, and user access
Maintain system configurations, application settings, permissions, interfaces, and supporting technical components
Monitor system health, performance, capacity, logs, jobs, databases, and data integrity and address technical issues
Support application patching, upgrades, environment maintenance, backup/recovery, and lifecycle management
Provide technical leadership for MES implementations, upgrades, configuration changes, testing, deployment, go-live, and hypercare
Translate functional requirements into technical configurations and implementation approaches
Support interfaces and data flows between MES and PLM, ERP, integration middleware, planning, reporting, and engineering systems
Coordinate deployment activities across development, test, staging, and production environments
Provide technical leadership for complex MES incidents, production issues, and user-impacting problems
Troubleshoot routings, work instructions, BOMs, production records, data collection, integrations, system performance, and material traceability
Perform root-cause analysis and implement corrective or preventive solutions
Coordinate resolution activities across technology teams, business stakeholders, and software suppliers
Maintain technical documentation, configuration standards, operational procedures, and support knowledge
Recommend technical solutions, standards, and platform improvements
Provide technical guidance and mentoring to MES administrators and technical staff
Collaborate with architecture, cybersecurity, infrastructure, database, and integration teams
Identify opportunities to automate administrative, monitoring, deployment, and support activities

Requirements

What you’ll need

U.S. Citizenship is required
Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related discipline with 12–15 years of relevant experience; or Master's degree with 10–13 years of relevant experience
Additional relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree where permitted by the applicable job profile
Significant experience administering, configuring, supporting, or implementing complex enterprise applications
Experience troubleshooting complex application, database, performance, configuration, and integration issues
Experience supporting enterprise application upgrades, patches, deployments, testing, and production releases
Working knowledge of relational databases, SQL, application architecture, and enterprise system integrations
Experience performing root-cause analysis and developing solutions to complex technical problems
Demonstrated ability to coordinate technical activities across infrastructure, database, cybersecurity, application, supplier, and business teams
Ability to communicate complex technical issues, risks, and recommendations to technical and senior leadership audiences
Significant administration, implementation, or technical support experience with Manufacturing Execution Systems, preferably iBase-t Solumina
Experience with PTC Windchill PLM, Deltek Costpoint ERP, eQube-MI, or eQube-BI
Experience supporting integrations and transactional data flows among MES, PLM, ERP, planning, and engineering systems
Experience with SQL Server, Oracle, SQL development/querying, database troubleshooting, and data analysis
Experience supporting highly available, business-critical manufacturing production environments
Knowledge of manufacturing processes including routings, work instructions, BOMs, production records, material traceability, and configuration control
Experience with application performance monitoring, automation, scripting, or system health monitoring
Experience supporting aerospace, defense, regulated manufacturing, or other mission-critical environments