Engineer - Automation Engineering - AGV​/AMR (Autonomous Guided Vehicles​/Autonomous Mobile

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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 (AGV/AMR) will work as a member of the Automation Engineering Department at Eli Lilly, Foundry. The engineer will provide automation support for the site’s Autonomous Guided Vehicle (AGV) and Autonomous Mobile Robot (AMR) fleets, which move materials, intermediates, and finished goods across manufacturing, warehouse, and utility areas. Process Automation is core to delivering a right‑first‑time facility start‑up and continued support of ongoing manufacturing operations into the future.

The Engineer is also responsible for the productivity and mentorship of the employees with the purpose of ensuring that reliable and compliant automated material handling systems are used in the manufacturing itionally, the Engineer serves as a key technical resource, partnering with material handling vendors, System Integrators, warehouse operations, and other automation disciplines (Utilities, BMS, Tank Farm) to influence and implement the AGV/AMR fleet management strategy across the site.

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 and material handling team members, including design, controls philosophy, implementation and commissioning of AGV/AMR systems
• AGV/AMR fleet management software implementation and coordination
• Develop and implement the Automation Engineering Project Plan for AGV/AMR deployment.

• Technically lead and oversee the work of Site Area leads and System Integrators for AGV/AMR fleet management systems including Functional Requirements, Design Specifications, fleet controller software, and Test Specifications
• Lead/Participate in design reviews and fleet management software reviews, attend equipment and software FATs/SATs for AGVs and AMRs
• Lead a team of automation engineers supporting AGV/AMR commissioning
• Provide periodic status updates to Project Management
• Devise functional requirements and traffic/navigation control strategies for AGV/AMR…