Engineer - Automation Engineering – Biologics- Lilly Medicine Foundry

Lilly • Indianapolis, IN

2d • $66,000 - $171,600 • Onsite

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, reduce costs, and minimize environmental impact. The Engineer - Automation Engineering will be part of the Automation Engineering Department at the Medicine Foundry, providing automation support for operating areas and capital projects. Process automation is crucial 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 plan priorities, and achieve compliance objectives. During the project delivery and startup phases (expected 2025-2028), the role will be dynamic, supporting project delivery, building a new organization, implementing GMP systems and processes, and fostering site culture. This requires collaboration, creativity, and resilience as the site scales up to full GMP manufacturing.

Requirements

• Minimum B.S. in Engineering or related field.
• Minimum of two years’ experience in automation engineering, operations, or 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.
• Thorough understanding of P&IDs and Instrument loop drawings and various process control communication protocols.
• GMP knowledge and experience, regulatory requirements, computer system validation.
• Demonstrated ability in resolving complex technical challenges with control systems.
• 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.
• Good written and verbal communication skills for both technical and non-technical audiences.

Nice To Haves

• Experience preferably in Biologics manufacturing.
• Experience working in a biotech or small molecule manufacturing is a plus.
• 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.
• Experience in design, development, commissioning and qualification of highly automated greenfield manufacturing sites utilizing SCADA, DCS, PLC and MES systems (DeltaV, Rockwell, Syncade, etc).
• Demonstrated ability to influence peers and business partners.

Responsibilities

• Provide automation support for one or more operating areas across site and/or for capital projects.
• Collaborate and partner with cross-functional peers to support successful delivery of robust control systems and instrumentation, business plan priorities, and compliance objectives.
• 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.
• Provide periodic status updates to Project Management and leadership.
• 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.
• Eligibility for medical, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits.
• Flexible benefits (e.g., 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 (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities).

What This Job Offers

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