Manufacturing Systems Engineer
Builds and optimizes the digital manufacturing infrastructure at Covenant, a US defense munitions maker: deploying and integrating MES, ERP, and MRP systems, translating factory-floor processes into system workflows, and creating dashboards, KPIs, and automations to support high-rate production ramp. Core technologies include SQL, relational databases, BI tools, and enterprise manufacturing platfo
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Leipzig, Saxony
- Work setup
- Onsite
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- 3+ years
- Category
- Software engineering
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related technical field
- 3+ years of experience working with MES, ERP, MRP, or similar manufacturing systems
- Experience supporting manufacturing operations in a production environment
- Strong data analysis and dashboard development skills
- Proficiency with SQL and relational databases
- Experience translating manufacturing processes into system, workflow, and data requirements
- Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to work across technical and operational teams
- Excellent communication and organizational skills
- Ability to work onsite in Leipzig, Germany
Nice to have
- Hands-on experience with MES or ERP platforms such as SAP, Oracle, NetSuite, Epicor, Siemens, Rockwell, or similar
- Experience with Power BI, Tableau, Looker, or other business intelligence and visualization platforms
- Familiarity with manufacturing KPIs, Lean Manufacturing, production planning, and inventory management
- Experience supporting high-mix, low-volume or complex manufacturing environments
- Experience supporting defense, aerospace, automotive, robotics, or other highly regulated manufacturing operations
- Scripting or automation experience using Python, VBA, or similar languages
- Experience integrating manufacturing systems through APIs, middleware, or data pipelines
- Experience supporting high-growth manufacturing operations or production scale-up
Full description
COMPANY OVERVIEW
Covenant is a global defense company headquartered in Washington, D.C., building long-range precision strike weapons for the United States and its allies. Its flagship munition, Anthem, combines heavy payload and long range at a fraction of the cost of comparable legacy systems, with production volumes designed to meet the demands of prolonged conflict. Designed as an end-to-end weapon system that is simple to store, transport, and field, Anthem is produced in the United States, Germany, and Israel. For more information, visit
THE ROLE
We are seeking a Manufacturing Systems Engineer to build and optimize the digital infrastructure that supports our manufacturing operations. You will sit at the intersection of Manufacturing, Engineering, Supply Chain, Quality, IT, and Software, ensuring our MES, ERP, MRP, and connected systems accurately reflect and enable production.
This is a hands-on role focused on turning manufacturing processes into reliable system workflows, actionable data, and scalable automation. You will help build the systems and reporting infrastructure needed to support production ramp, improve visibility, and enable high-rate manufacturing of advanced defense systems.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
- Support the deployment, configuration, and optimization of MES, ERP, and MRP systems across manufacturing operations.
- Translate manufacturing processes and requirements into system workflows, logic, configurations, and data structures.
- Lead system enhancements, upgrades, integrations, and new module deployments.
- Build and maintain dashboards and reporting tools supporting Production, Quality, Supply Chain, and leadership.
- Analyze manufacturing data to identify bottlenecks, inefficiencies, quality trends, and opportunities for improvement.
- Establish end-to-end data traceability across manufacturing, inventory, quality, and planning systems.
- Develop and maintain KPIs for throughput, yield, WIP, schedule adherence, inventory, and material availability.
- Partner with Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, and Engineering to improve processes through data and system-driven insights.
- Support Lean Manufacturing, standard work, and continuous improvement initiatives through automation and improved data visibility.
- Support integrations between MES, ERP, MRP, PLM, and other enterprise systems.
- Partner with IT and Software Engineering on APIs, data pipelines, and system interoperability.
- Identify opportunities to automate manual data collection, reporting, and production workflows.
- Provide system troubleshooting, user support, and root cause analysis for manufacturing system issues.
- Create system documentation, training materials, and standard operating procedures.