Senior Principal Engineer - Automation Engineering – Laboratory and Analytical Equipment - Lilly

Overview

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.

The Senior Principal 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 Senior Principal Engineer is also responsible for the productivity and mentorship of the employees with the purpose of ensuring that reliable and compliant control applications and systems are used in the manufacturing itionally, the Senior Principal Engineer as a key technical expert with partners to influence and implement within the process control organization and across functional disciplines to support the process control technical agenda, business plan priorities, and compliance objectives.

In the project delivery phase and startup phase of the project (startup 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:
  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.
• Operational Excellence:
  Technically lead and oversee the work of Site Area leads and System Integrator including Functional Requirements, Design Specifications, DCS Application Software, Test Specifications; lead/review Delta
  
  V application software reviews and FATs; lead a team of automation engineers supporting commissioning; provide periodic status updates to Project Management; develop functional requirements and process control strategies for control systems in collaboration with Process Engineering; lead DCS software design, coding/configuration and testing; oversee automation engineering including design, tuning and troubleshooting of control loops; implement and support electronic systems for process data capture;
  
  maintain the validated state of site control systems and ensure documentation and validation strategies are executed; support capital projects including new product introductions; promote the use of automation to improve productivity, efficiency and compliance; develop a network of corporate contacts for leveraging corporate expertise.
• Organizational Capability:
  Set and reinforce standards for appropriate rigor in automation work products; demonstrate initiative, planning and organizational skills; prioritize tasks and meet timelines; exercise technical curiosity and continuous improvement; influence peers and business partners; communicate effectively with technical and non-technical audiences; knowledge of GMP, regulatory requirements, and 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 and 8+ years in Biopharma engineering, operations, or manufacturing.
• Experience in commissioning, qualifying and supporting Analytical equipment such as cell counters, environmental testing, filter testing, etc.
• Qualified applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Lilly will not provide support for or sponsor work authorization or visas for this role.

• 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 facilitating and driving decision-making at an organizational level.

• Current location Parkwood West-Indianapolis, IN.
• Permanent location at the new Lilly Medicines Foundry in Lebanon, Indiana.

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