Sr. Principal Electrical Engineer

Role Summary

The Sr. Principal/Principal Electrical Engineer will support the Lilly Houston API manufacturing site and will be responsible for the site power distribution systems and electrical supply and distribution equipment.

Facility Start-Up:

• Provide engineering support to the Global Facility Delivery Team (Lilly’s global large scale capital delivery team) with a strong focus on right first time and on-schedule facility start-up. This includes design reviews, process safety assessments, user requirements, C&Q support, unit operation shakedown and start-up, facility operational readiness.
• Define and own relevant aspects of the overall integrated operational readiness plan (e.g. SOP development, maintenance strategy, automation optimization, pre-startup safety reviews, alarm requirements, performance qualification requirements, protocol development, etc.)
• Own the qualified state of equipment for respective area of responsibility
• Support initial operations training requirements as the equipment and area SME

Facility Operations:

• Monitor, assess, and document equipment performance to maintain ongoing qualification
• Develop and maintain the basis of safety for equipment as required
• Identify and implement continuous improvement opportunities related to equipment and processes as core member of cross-functional process team
• Utilize root cause analysis techniques to investigate process and equipment issues and deliver robust and sustainable corrective and preventative actions
• Collaborate with maintenance teams to plan and execute scheduled maintenance activities, including equipment calibration and testing

• 7+ Years of relevant experience in Electrical Design / Manufacturing Operations

• Bachelor Degree in Engineering (Electrical Preferred)

• Deep technical interest and understanding in the field of Electrical Engineering
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a process team consisting of a diverse group of management, production, science, and engineering professionals
• Creativity to identify improvement opportunities and the tenacity/initiative to see them implemented
• Mentoring/guidance of others in technical processes
• Flexibility to meet business needs

• Occasional travel required 5 – 10%
• Required to be working onsite
• Required to be on call
• Occasional shift work may apply