Engineer - Automation Engineering – Biologics- Lilly Medicine Foundry

At Lilly, the Engineer – Automation Engineering works as a member of the Automation Engineering Department at the Lilly Medicine Foundry. The primary responsibility is to provide automation support across site and capital projects, ensuring the effective delivery of robust control systems and instrumentation to support GMP manufacturing operations.

Lilly recently announced a $4.5 billion investment to create the Lilly Medicine Foundry, a new center that combines research and manufacturing in a single location. This facility will improve manufacturing processes, increase capacity for clinical trial medicines, and reduce costs and environmental impact.

• 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, and attend/support FATs.
• Tuning and troubleshooting of control loops, Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs).
• 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 DeltaV Distributed Control System and Batch Process Automation.
• Experience working with Rockwell Allen-Bradley PLCs and Factory Talk View.
• Experience 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, and 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, and commitment to task completion and timelines.
• Possess a keen technical curiosity and have 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.
• GMP knowledge and experience, regulatory requirements, computer system validation.

• Minimum B.S. in Engineering or related field with a minimum of two years of experience in automation engineering, operations, or manufacturing preferably in biologics manufacturing.
• 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, PLC and MES systems (DeltaV, Rockwell, Syncade, etc.).

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

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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 equivalent employees also will be eligible for a company bonus (depending on company and individual performance) and a comprehensive benefit program including 401(k), pension, vacation, medical, dental, vision, prescription drug benefits, flexible benefits, life insurance, leave of absence, employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities.