Engineer - Automation Engineering – Laboratory and Analytical Equipment - Lilly Medicine Foundry

Role Summary

The Engineer - Automation Engineering will serve in the Automation Engineering Department at Eli Lilly, Foundry. The role provides automation support across site operating areas and capital projects to enable right-first-time facility startup and ongoing manufacturing operations. The position also focuses on productivity and mentorship to ensure reliable, compliant control applications and systems, collaborating with partners to advance the process control technical agenda, business priorities, and compliance objectives.

• Technical Leadership and mentorship of the process control team, including design, controls philosophy, implementation, and commissioning
• Process control work implementation and coordination; develop and implement the Automation Engineering Project Plan
• Oversee work of Site Area leads and System Integrator, including Functional Requirements, Design Specifications, DCS Application Software, and Test Specifications
• Lead or participate in design reviews and Delta
  
  V, Laboratory and Analytical equipment application reviews; attend equipment and software FATs
• Lead a team of automation engineers supporting commissioning; provide periodic status updates to Project Management
• Devise functional requirements and process control strategies in collaboration with Process Engineering
• Design, code/configure, and test DCS software (sequence logic, graphics, batch software, etc.)
• Automation engineering including design, tuning, and troubleshooting of control loops
• Implement and support electronic systems (e.g., plant historians) for process automation data
• Maintain validated state of site control systems per Lilly quality standards; develop and execute validation strategies and documentation
• Provide automation support for capital projects including new product introductions; promote automation to improve productivity, efficiency, and compliance
• Develop and leverage a network of corporate contacts and expertise as needed
• Coordinate with automation and compliance consultants to set and reinforce standards for automation work products
• Demonstrate initiative, planning, prioritization, and timeliness; communicate effectively with technical and non-technical audiences
• Maintain knowledge of GMP and regulatory requirements and computer system validation

• Required: Minimum B.S. in Engineering with experience in Automation Engineering, preferably in pharmaceutical manufacturing handling Laboratory and Analytical systems and equipment, and Systems Integration; at least 2+ years of Biopharma engineering, operations, or manufacturing experience
• Experience in commissioning, qualifying, and supporting Analytical equipment (e.g., cell counters, environmental testing, filter testing)
• Experience leading design reviews and coordinating across multiple disciplines; ability to manage and mentor teams

• Preferred: Experience in design, development, commissioning, and qualification of highly automated greenfield manufacturing sites using SCADA, DCS, MES, LIMS, and Site Historian systems (Delta
  
  V, Rockwell, Syncade, Lab Vantage, OSI PI); ability to drive organizational decision-making

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering (required)

• Process control design, tuning, and troubleshooting
• DCS software design, configuration, and testing
• Automation project management and coordination
• Regulatory compliance and computer system validation
• Effective communication with technical and non-technical audiences