Engineer - Automation Engineering – Biologics- Lilly Medicine Foundry

Lilly • Lebanon, IN

1d • $67,500 - $99,000

About The Position

The Engineer - Automation Engineering will work in the Automation Engineering Department at Eli Lilly’s Medicine Foundry, providing automation support for one or more site operating areas and/or capital projects. The role supports delivery of robust control systems and instrumentation, business plan priorities, and compliance objectives, and contributes to reliable facility startup and ongoing manufacturing operations in a GMP-regulated environment.

During project delivery and startup, expected from 2025 to 2028, responsibilities will evolve as the site develops its organization, systems, business processes, and culture for GMP operations. The work will involve collaboration, creativity, and resilience as the site grows toward full-scale manufacturing.

Requirements

• Minimum B.S. in Engineering or a related field.
• At least two years of experience in automation engineering, operations, or manufacturing.
• Good planning and organizational skills, including the ability to prioritize tasks and meet completion timelines.
• Strong problem-solving skills, initiative, and a desire for continuous improvement.
• Ability to influence peers and business partners.
• Good written and verbal communication skills for technical and non-technical audiences.
• GMP knowledge and experience, including regulatory requirements and computer system validation.
• 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.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in biotech or small-molecule manufacturing, preferably biologics manufacturing.
• Experience with DeltaV Distributed Control System and batch process automation.
• Experience with Rockwell Allen-Bradley PLCs and FactoryTalk View.
• Experience with Master Maintenance Plans.
• Experience designing, developing, commissioning, and qualifying highly automated greenfield manufacturing sites using SCADA, DCS, PLC, and MES systems such as DeltaV, Rockwell, and Syncade.

Responsibilities

• Provide site operations runtime support and enhance control-system reliability and lifecycle management in a GMP-regulated environment.
• Participate in design reviews and site control-system reviews, and attend or support Factory Acceptance Tests (FATs).
• Tune and troubleshoot control loops and Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs).
• Develop and review functional requirements, design specifications, and test specifications.
• Maintain the validated state of site control systems in line with Lilly quality standards, including developing and executing validation strategies and associated documentation.
• Provide on-call support for operations as needed.
• Resolve complex technical challenges involving control systems.
• Perform 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 production data.
• Coordinate with automation and compliance consultants to establish and reinforce appropriate rigor in automation work products.

Benefits

• Company bonus, depending in part on company and individual performance.
• Company-sponsored 401(k) eligibility.
• Pension.
• Vacation benefits.
• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug benefit eligibility.
• Flexible benefits, including healthcare and/or dependent day-care flexible spending accounts.
• Life insurance and death benefits.
• Certain time-off and leave-of-absence benefits.
• Well-being benefits, including an employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level