MES Staff Engineer

At Johnson & Johnsonwe believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build aworld where complex diseases are prevented treated and curedwhere treatments are smarter and less invasive andsolutions are our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow and profoundly impact health for more at .

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Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology were developing the next generation of smarter less invasive more personalized treatments.

Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness. Learn more at are searching for the best talent for Staff MES Engineer to be in Juarez City.

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Assist in executing change control tasks and producing validation evidence (test scripts results) for MES changes.

Support and lead pilot runs go-lives and early-life support diagnose physical and model-related failures and implement corrective changes.

Work cross-functionally with IT Engineering Digital Automation Quality and Business stakeholders

Identify gaps between process intent and MES execution and escalate as needed

Create and maintain MES configuration objects: recipes operations routings equipment assignments materials/BOMs and electronic work instructions.

Implement model changes through change control processes and produce associated validation evidence (test scripts execution results).

Participate in pilot runs and go-live activities; troubleshoot model-related issues and implement corrective updates.

Maintain model versioning naming conventions and governance artifacts to preserve traceability and audit readiness.

Produce and update operator-facing documentation runbooks and training materials tied to MES models.

Extract and analyze master-data using queries and scripts to verify configuration accuracy and support investigations.

Act as enterprise CSV authority for complex high-risk or business-critical systems

Define and govern CSV lifecycle strategy across multiple programs and platforms Resolve cross-program conflicts related to compliance scope or validation rigor

Provide CSV oversight for system architecture and integration designs

Oversee validation approach for vendor-managed and externally hosted systems

Approve deviations from standard validation methodologies when justified

Approve residual risk acceptance for high-impact systems

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Associate or Bachelors degree in Engineering Automation Computer Science or related technical discipline or equivalent practical experience.

6-8 years experience in MES configuration/modeling manufacturing IT or automation roles; internships/co-op experience valued.

Experience in regulated manufacturing (pharma biotech medical devices food) is a plus

Deep understanding of MES concepts: recipe structure parameterization genealogy batch/batch records and electronic batch records.

Strong familiarity with integration patterns (OPC UA/DA middleware APIs) and practical experience validating data flows with ERP/PLM/QMS.

Proficient in SQL/querying for master-data validation and troubleshooting; comfortable scripting for imports/exports.

Knowledge of version control and configuration governance practices for MES objects.

Excellent attention to detail and disciplined documentation practices.

Strong problem-solving and systems-thinking capabilities to identify root causes across people process and tooling.

Effective cross-functional communicator able to negotiate trade-offs with engineering quality and operations.

Leadership and coaching aptitude for mentoring junior staff and driving adoption of standards.

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