Engineer - Automation Engineering – Lilly Medicine Foundry
About The Position
Lilly is investing $4.5 billion to create the Lilly Medicine Foundry, a new center for advanced manufacturing and drug development. This facility will combine research and manufacturing to optimize processes, increase capacity for clinical trial medicines, and reduce costs and environmental impact. The Engineer - Automation Engineering will be a key member of the Automation Engineering Department, providing automation support for operating areas and capital projects. Process automation is critical for a successful facility startup and ongoing manufacturing operations. The engineer will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure robust control systems and instrumentation, meet business objectives, and achieve compliance. During the project delivery and startup phases (expected 2025-2028), the role will be dynamic, supporting project delivery, building a new organization, implementing systems and processes for GMP operations, and fostering site culture. This requires collaboration, creativity, and resilience as the site scales up to full GMP manufacturing.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer/Software Engineering, or a related technical field required.
- Demonstrated interest or hands-on experience in automation, controls, computer software/hardware, or engineering through internships, co-ops, academic projects, or other relevant experiences is preferred.
- Thorough understanding of P&ID’s and Instrument loop drawings and various process control communication protocols.
- GMP knowledge and experience, regulatory requirements, computer system validation.
- 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.
Nice To Haves
- Experience working in a biotech or small molecule manufacturing is a plus.
- Demonstrated ability in resolving complex technical challenges with control systems.
- Demonstrated experience utilizing Master maintenance plans.
- Experience working with DeltaV Distributed Control System, Batch Process Automation.
- Experience working with Rockwell Allen Bradley PLC’s, FactoryTalk View.
- Experience in performing automation engineering activities including design, Development and Commissioning.
- Good planning and organizational skills, ability to prioritize tasks, commitment to task completion and timelines.
- 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.
- Exposure to industrial automation technologies (e.g., PLCs, SCADA, robotics) or programming (e.g., Python, C#, or similar) is a plus.
- Pharmaceutical or regulated industry experience is preferred but not required.
- Hands-on experience in SCADA, DCS, PLC and MES systems (DeltaV, Rockwell, Syncade, etc).
Responsibilities
- Provide 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, attend/support FATs.
- Tune and troubleshoot control loops and Variable Frequency Drives (VFD’s).
- 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.
- Provide on-call support for operations, as needed.
- Support electronic systems (such as plant historians) used to capture process automation related production data.
- Set and reinforce standards for appropriate rigor in automation work products in coordination with automation and compliance consultants.
Benefits
- company bonus (depending, in part, on company and individual performance)
- company-sponsored 401(k)
- pension
- vacation benefits
- medical benefits
- dental benefits
- vision benefits
- prescription drug benefits
- flexible benefits (e.g., healthcare and/or dependent day care flexible spending accounts)
- life insurance
- death benefits
- certain time off and leave of absence benefits
- well-being benefits (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
