Engineer - Plant Engineering Automation

Plant Engineering Automation Engineer

Responsible for supporting automation aspects for HVAC, utilities, and facilities throughout Indianapolis Parenteral Manufacturing at LTC‑South. The engineer will develop, implement, and continuously improve process automation solutions to ensure business goals are achieved.

• Maintain a safe work environment, lead safety initiatives, and support all HSE corporate and site goals.
• Ensure that process automation solutions/systems remain in control, capable, and compliant throughout IPM Plant Engineering.
• Stay aligned and actively involved with internal customers; understand their issues, priorities, and objectives.
• Respond to and implement customer requests; troubleshoot problems.
• Perform routine maintenance and other activities that keep the control systems up‑to‑date and reliable.
• Assure that all capital projects are aligned with the Automation Strategy and that all established standards are followed.
• Define user requirements.
• Design system architectures.
• Develop and implement code.
• Perform testing and assist with verification and qualification activities (IV/OV/PQ).
• Use good project‑management skills to provide software development timelines and milestones.
• Own and execute change control for applicable automation systems in IPM Plant Engineering.
• Seek out, define, and implement control system, production process, and business improvements.
• Manage contract resources while maintaining ownership for the end product.
• Replicate standards and control code developed by others.
• Stay current with validation expectations.
• Develop and maintain validation documentation.
• Develop and implement methods or procedures that build a consistent validation infrastructure.
• Seek ways to harmonize and improve practices that will have impact across multiple projects, facilities, and systems.

• Good interpersonal and communication skills for team‑based environment.
• Understanding of automation requirements to meet compliance and business needs.
• Previous experience as a process automation engineer or process engineer.

• Pharmaceutical experience.
• Computer system validation experience.

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field (or equivalent experience).

• Standard business hours (days, M‑F) with after‑hour support and shutdown support as needed.
• Minimal travel required.
• Applicant will work in various areas within Indianapolis Parenteral where allergens may be present; mobility requirements and exposure to allergens should be considered when applying for this position.

Actual compensation will depend on a candidate’s education, experience, skills, and geographic location. The anticipated wage for this position is $66,000 – $171,600. Full‑time employees are also eligible for a company bonus (dependent on company and individual performance). Lilly offers a comprehensive benefits program, including a company‑sponsored 401(k), pension, vacation, medical, dental, vision, prescription, flexible benefits, life insurance, disability benefits, leave of absence, and well‑being benefits such as employee assistance programs and fitness benefits.

Lilly is a proud EEO Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender identity, sex, gender expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, ancestry, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.

Qualified applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full‑time basis. Lilly will not sponsor work authorization or visas for this role.