Solumina MES Consultant
Client: Gulfstream Aerospace
Location: Remote, with some travel to Savannah, GA as needed
Type: Long-term contract (3+ years) with option for perm conversion (C2H)
Pay Rate: Up to $130/hr W2 or $145/hr C2C
Interview Process: 1–2 rounds (video)
Role Summary
Solumina is iBASEt's MES for complex discrete manufacturing (aerospace & defense, industrial equipment, electronics). This engagement's Teamcenter environment integrates with Solumina, so we need a consultant who has actually implemented or architected Solumina — ideally on a project with an upstream PLM system — rather than general MES/MOM experience alone.
This is a hands-on development/configuration role supporting the move from a legacy, heavily customized Solumina G-Series environment to Solumina iSeries. The team's pre-work and internal structure are largely established; the client wants someone who can start actively configuring and building in the system from day one — not a planning-only resource.
Core Solumina Capabilities
Shop-floor work instructions, routing, and process enforcement (calibration, tooling, and data-collection compliance at each step)
As-built / genealogy traceability — building and maintaining full product/unit history
Engineering change management as it affects work-in-process on the floor
Closed-loop quality: nonconformance handling, MRB-style disposition, and defect/quality data capture on the shop floor
Personnel and equipment qualification/certification enforcement within workflows
PLM–MES integration patterns — how BOMs, work instructions, and change orders flow from PLM into Solumina and how shop-floor/quality data flows back
Required Experience
4+ years implementing iBASEt Solumina specifically (general MES-only experience, e.g., Camstar or another platform, is not a substitute)
7+ years overall MES experience, ideally in complex discrete/regulated manufacturing (aerospace & defense, medical device, or industrial)
Hands-on configuration experience on Solumina iSeries; experience migrating from Solumina G-Series (e.g., G5) to iSeries, including documenting and re-mapping legacy customizations, is a strong plus
Functional-level SAP integration knowledge — endpoint connectivity and how data elements are gathered/received from ERP (hands-on SAP configuration is NOT required)
Business requirements gathering, fit-gap analysis, functional design, and system configuration on at least one full Solumina implementation
Experience with manufacturing performance metrics and identifying process-improvement opportunities
Bachelor's degree or equivalent hands-on experience
Preferred / Nice-to-Have
Prior project pairing Solumina with a PLM system — Teamcenter experience is a strong plus
Led 2+ full MES implementations end-to-end (architecture through deployment)
Familiarity with AS9100/IAQG 9100 or other aerospace/defense quality frameworks