Engineer - Automation

Lilly • Indianapolis, IN

23h • $66,000 - $171,600

About The Position

Deliver and support automation solutions for Lilly stakeholders in the LTC Utilities area with a focus on process systems and small projects management. This support includes applying first principles to automation solutions for process systems, implementing engineering solutions to improve the functionality of our systems, and a disciplined approach to small project delivery, ensuring local projects comply with corporate expectations of good project management. In addition, develop technical capability simultaneously in the process and automation space as a hybrid engineer.

Requirements

• Bachelor's in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering, or equivalent work experience. (5+ years of PLC experience in lieu of degree)
• 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, including but not limited to F-1 CPT, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, J-1, H-1B, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, or L-1.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with programmable logic controllers hardware and software.
• Demonstrated experience in technical project management.
• Proficiency with computer systems including Microsoft Office products.
• Demonstrate strong oral and written communication and interpersonal interaction skills.
• Ability to build and maintain relationships with individuals and teams.
• Proven project management skills/certification.
• Previous experience with GMP systems and documentation requirements.
• Previous experience with computer system validation.
• Previous experience with Wonderware and Allen Bradley.
• Previous experience with supporting IT related systems and servers.
• Previous experience with Lilly event and change control process.
• Proficiency with computer systems Microsoft Sharepoint, Visual Basic, SQL, etc.

Responsibilities

• Create a safe, injury free workplace.
• Comply with and support all company and departmental HSE policies and practices.
• Participate and comply with Workpace and BSafe, reporting programs.
• Participate monthly in at least one HSE walkthrough, Job Safety Analysis, or Self-Assessment.
• Contribute, at a minimum, one B-Safe per quarter.
• Work closely with customer areas and be responsible for understanding project needs, including the controls hardware, Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) and Human Machine Interface (HMI).
• Deliver design and implementation of automation software/hardware for new projects and/or process workflow items.
• Apply technical skills to supply quantifiable business value.
• Suggest project improvements and process optimization through process control.
• Provide technical solutions based on first principles.
• Design, develop, and test software based on customer functional requirements.
• Ensure project resources understand their responsibilities, manage resource conflicts and facilitate sound project execution.
• Define and provide project and/or system metrics.
• Participate in the design of automation strategies.
• Capital Investment Request (CIR) creation and project execution.
• Manage project contracts and ensure corporate vendor management policies are followed.
• Manage relationships with contract personnel.
• Implement and fully document software and hardware changes following the change control process.
• Ensure change controls are completed on-time.
• Keep documentation for the area supported in compliance with the corporate Computer Systems Validation Policies, cGMPs, Electronic Records/Signatures, etc.
• Ensure all deviations are approved within 30 days and commit to meeting any schedule set forth as a result of countermeasures or action plans.
• Stay current on Learning Plan, striving to maintain a target of 100%.
• Participate in Lean and other continuous improvement projects. Understand customer processes and develop means of improving the controls.
• Technical consultant on analysis, decisions and idea generation.
• Expand knowledge of automation to enhance current capabilities and develop skills on other systems and in process engineering to develop as a hybrid engineer.

Benefits

• Full-time equivalent employees also will be eligible for a company bonus (depending, in part, on company and individual performance). In addition, Lilly offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees, including eligibility to participate in a 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; and 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