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MES jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills

As of 2026-11-06, MES appears in 582 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Automation Engineer has the most postings mentioning MES.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-11-06

Postings · last 90 days
582
Top role · 9.5% of skill postings
Automation Engineer
Top hiring metro
Costa Mesa

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Frequently asked questions about MES

+Is MES in demand in 2026?

Yes. MES appears in 582 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-11-06. Automation Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning MES (9.5% of all postings mentioning MES).

+What jobs require MES?

According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-11-06, among roles with at least 20 postings, the highest shares mentioning MES are Manufacturing Systems Engineer (27.9% of that role’s postings mention MES), Industrial Engineer (25.9% of that role’s postings mention MES), Process Automation Engineer (15.0% of that role’s postings mention MES).

+What skills are commonly paired with MES?

Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-11-06), MES most often appears alongside ERP, Python, SQL, PLM, SCADA.

+Where is MES most in demand?

As of 2026-11-06, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring MES are Costa Mesa, Santa Ana, Irvine, Los Angeles, Singapore, according to the Skillenai jobs index.

+How can I keep up with new MES content and jobs?

Skillenai indexes news, blog posts, and research papers mentioning MES alongside the jobs index. You can subscribe to a daily email digest of new MES content from your Skillenai account.

+Which skills come before and after MES?

The skill-flow chart shows skills documented in adjacent positions across observed employer changes. An outgoing skill is documented in the following position but not the preceding one. These are ideas to explore, not proven prerequisites, acquisition dates, or levels of mastery. Each ribbon counts employer moves with that skill pair; one move can contribute several pairs.

Weekly indexed postings requiring MES — last 90 days

Salary distribution

Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized

Career paths around MES

Skills documented before and after this skill across employer changes.

Historical career profiles · all locations

Skills before MES

Before MESC# → MES: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairkubernetes → MES: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairJira → MES: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairISO 9001 → MES: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairspark → MES: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairACID → MES: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairMSA → MES: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairci/cd → MES: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairMESC#: 3 movesC#3 moveskubernetes: 2 moveskubernetes2 movesJira: 2 movesJira2 movesISO 9001: 1 movesISO 90011 movesspark: 1 movesspark1 movesACID: 1 movesACID1 movesMSA: 1 movesMSA1 movesci/cd: 1 movesci/cd1 moves

Skills after MES

After MESMES → .NET: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairMES → Apache Kafka: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairMES → SOX: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairMES → MYSQL: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairMES → python: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairMES → Power BI: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairMES → project management: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairMES → SQL Server: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairMES.NET: 2 moves.NET2 movesApache Kafka: 2 movesApache Kafka2 movesSOX: 2 movesSOX2 movesMYSQL: 2 movesMYSQL2 movespython: 2 movespython2 movesPower BI: 2 movesPower BI2 movesproject management: 2 movesproject management2 movesSQL Server: 2 movesSQL Server2 moves
How to read this chart · view counts

Each side is an independent set of observed employer moves, not the same people followed through three stages. Ribbon widths compare move counts within that side. Internal moves are not included.

The following position documents a skill that the preceding position does not. Skills must be linked to both positions, with clear dates and no overlap. One move can connect several skill pairs. These patterns suggest skills to explore; they do not establish prerequisites, when a skill was learned, or a higher skill level.

Source: Skillenai talent graph, historical career profiles. Historical descriptions and coverage can change. Only the leading published connections are shown.

Observed connections and move counts
ConnectionMoves
Before: C#3
Before: kubernetes2
Before: Jira2
Before: ISO 90011
Before: spark1
Before: ACID1
Before: MSA1
Before: ci/cd1
After: .NET2
After: Apache Kafka2
After: SOX2
After: MYSQL2
After: python2
After: Power BI2
After: project management2
After: SQL Server2

Roles most likely to require MES

Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.

RolePostings mentioning skill% of role postings mentioning skill
Manufacturing Systems Engineer1227.9%
Industrial Engineer725.9%
Process Automation Engineer315.0%
Manufacturing Engineer513.9%
Manufacturing Engineering Manager811.1%
Manufacturing Test Engineer910.7%
Manufacturing Automation Engineer29.5%
Electrical Test Engineer69.4%
Process Engineering Manager27.4%
Production Engineer36.8%

Roles with the most MES postings

RolePostings mentioning skillShare of skill postings
Automation Engineer559.5%
Software Engineer508.6%
Solution Architect203.4%
Product Manager183.1%
Program Manager183.1%
Data Engineer132.2%
Data Scientist122.1%
Manufacturing Systems Engineer122.1%
Production Technician111.9%
Test Engineer111.9%

Top companies posting jobs requiring MES

Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.

Top companies posting jobs requiring MES
CompanyPostings · 90 days
Anduril Industries110
Northrop Grumman16
Globalpr13
JJ13
Tutor Intelligence11
Bosch10
Novartis8
Amgen8
Wabtec Corporation7
Eli Lilly and Company7

Job postings indexed over the past 90 days, grouped by resolved employer. Counts are postings, not hires. Companies without a published page appear without a link.

Top metros hiring for MES

NamePostingsShare
Costa Mesa417.0%
Santa Ana152.6%
Irvine132.2%
Los Angeles132.2%
Singapore132.2%
Ashville122.1%
Watertown111.9%
Hyderabad81.4%
Lexington81.4%

Skills commonly paired with MES

ERP (265)Python (164)SQL (149)PLM (137)SCADA (102)PLC (74)SAP (62)MRP (59)Root cause analysis (55)Six Sigma (51)

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How this was computed

Weekly job-count charts omit the incomplete current week (weeks start Monday, UTC). Totals include all postings in the stated window. Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-11-06. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Role prevalence divides postings mentioning MES by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s MES postings by all MES postings, including postings without a role. Shares need not sum to 100% for the displayed roles. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-requested skills). An adjusted trend is not shown because comparable posting coverage is insufficient.

source
Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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5fa6dab377b062bb
data_as_of
2026-11-06
window_days
90
Compiled by Jared Rand · Data sourced from the Skillenai labor market index