Senior Principal Engineer - Automation Engineering – Laboratory and Analytical Equipment

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.

We’re looking for people who are determined to make life better for people around the world.

• Technical Leadership
• Mentor process control team, including design, controls philosophy, implementation and commissioning
• Process control work implementation and coordination
• Develop and implement the Automation Engineering Project Plan

• Technically lead and oversee the work of Site Area leads and System Integrator including Functional Requirements, Design Specifications, DCS Application Software, Test Specifications
• Lead / Participate in design reviews and Delta
  
  V application software reviews, attest equipment and software FATs
• Lead a team of automation engineers supporting commissioning
• Provide periodic status updates to Project Management
• Devising functional requirements and process control strategies for control systems in collaboration with Process Engineering
• DCS software design, coding / configuration and testing (sequence logic, graphics, batch software, etc.)
• Automation Engineering including design, tuning and troubleshooting of control loops
• Implementing and supporting electronic systems (such as plant historians) used to capture process automation related production data
• Maintain the validated state of the site control systems in line with Lilly quality standards including the development and execution of validation strategies and associated documentation
• Automation support for capital projects including new product introductions
• Promoting the use of automation to improve productivity, operational efficiency and compliance
• Developing a ‘network’ of corporate contacts and leveraging corporate expertise when needed

• 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 ability to influence peers and business partners
• Good written and verbal communication skills for both technical and non‑technical audiences
• Knowledge of GMP, regulatory requirements, computer system validation

• Minimum B.S. in Engineering and experience in Automation Engineering, preferably in major Pharmaceutical manufacturing handling Laboratory and Analytical systems and equipment, and Systems Integration
• 8+ years working experience in Biopharma engineering, operations, or manufacturing
• Experience in design, development, commissioning and qualification of highly automated greenfield manufacturing sites utilizing SCADA, DCS, MES, LIMS and Site Historian systems (Delta
  
  V, Rockwell, Syncade, Lab Vantage, OSI PI)
• Experience in commissioning, qualifying and supporting Analytical equipment such as cell counters, environmental testing, filter testing, etc.
• Experience in facilitating and driving decision‑making at an organizational level

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