Engineer - Automation Engineering – Biologics- Lilly Medicine Foundry

At Lilly, we unite caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. We are a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Our employees around the world work to discover and bring life-changing medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and management of disease, and give back to our communities through philanthropy and volunteerism. We give our best effort to our work, and we put people first.

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Lilly recently announced a $4.5 billion investment to create the Lilly Medicine Foundry, a new center for advanced manufacturing and drug development. The first‑ever facility of its kind, combining research and manufacturing in a single location, the Medicine Foundry will allow Lilly to further develop innovative solutions to optimize manufacturing processes and increase capacity for clinical trial medicines, while also reducing costs and environmental impact.

The Engineer – Automation Engineering will work as a member of the Automation Engineering Department at Eli Lilly, Foundry. The engineer will provide automation support for one or more operating areas across site and/or for capital projects. Process Automation is core to delivering a right first‑time facility start‑up and continued support of ongoing manufacturing operations into the future.

The Automation engineer will collaborate and partner with cross‑functional peers to support successful delivery of robust control systems and instrumentation, business plan priorities, and compliance objectives.

In the project delivery phase and start‑up phase of the project (start‑up expected 2025 to 2028), automation engineering roles will be fluid and dynamic as we endeavor to support the project delivery, build a new organization, develop and implement the necessary systems and business processes required to support GMP operations, and build the site culture. This will require significant collaboration, creativity and resilience as the site grows to a full scale GMP manufacturing through start‑up.

• Technical Leadership
• Site operation runtime support, enhance control system reliability and lifecycle management, in a GMP regulated environment.
• Participate in design reviews and site control system reviews, attend/support FATs.
• Tuning and troubleshooting of control loops, Variable Frequency Drives (VFD’s).
• Thorough understanding of P&’s and Instrument loop drawings and various process control communication protocols.
• Develop and review functional requirements, design specifications and test specifications.
• Maintain the validated state of the site control system in line with Lilly quality standards including the development and execution of validation strategies and associated documentation.

• Experience working in a biotech or small molecule manufacturing is a plus.
• Provide on‑call support for operations, as needed.
• Demonstrated ability in resolving complex technical challenges with control systems.
• Demonstrated experience utilizing Master maintenance plans.
• Experience working with Delta
  
  V Distributed Control System, Batch Process Automation.
• Experience working with Rockwell Allen Bradley PLC’s, Factory Talk View.
• Experience in performing automation engineering activities including design, development and commissioning.
• Provide periodic status updates to project management and leadership.
• Support electronic systems (such as plant historians) used to capture process automation related production data.
• Good planning and organizational skills, ability to prioritize tasks, commitment to task completion and timelines.

• In coordination with automation and compliance consultants, set and reinforce standards for appropriate rigor in automation work products.
• Demonstrated initiative, good planning and organizational skills, ability to prioritize tasks, commitment to task completion and timelines.
• Possess a keen technical curiosity and has demonstrated strong problem‑solving skills and a desire for continuous improvement.
• Demonstrated…