Engineer - Automation

Eli Lilly and Company • Us, IN

5h • Onsite

About The Position

The BioProcess Research and Development (BRD) organization is responsible for developing and manufacturing large molecule drug substance in support of Lilly’s drug development pipeline. BRD Automation supports the BRD mission by developing automation solutions and providing process control engineering for the control of bioproprocess systems from 5L benchtop to 5000L GMP production scale as well as process support systems. The BRD automation engineer will enable information and data flow by leveraging Process Automation and IT Technologies with a focus on data historians and analytics. The role works with scientists and engineers to establish data management architecture, and provide system administration oversight that enables process development, clinical supply manufacture, and process tech transfer to commercial sites. This role includes change control implementation, deviation investigation, troubleshooting process control systems, network architecture support, and off-hours support. The role supports laboratory, K360 pilot plant and GMP manufacturing areas. The position will serve as the subject matter expert for the AVEVA PI systems and will provide backup support and system administration for process control system platforms such as DeltaV, Unicorn, and Rockwell.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science or related discipline with 3+ years' relevant experience
• Experience in process data historian configuration and/or use
• System administration and network communications experience

Nice To Haves

• Experience on AVEVA PI Data Historian or other server-based historian systems
• Familiarity with firewall configurations and network infrastructure
• Experience working with validated systems in a GMP environment
• Experience in supporting a manufacturing or development site
• Experience working with one or more process automation systems (DeltaV, Unicorn, Rockwell)
• Familiarity with data system architectures, operating systems, applications and interfaces
• Strong problem identification and resolution skills
• Excellent self-management skills
• Ability to work well in a team environment incorporating a variety of functional relationships

Responsibilities

• Provide support for the BRD data historian platform and drive value and productivity by developing and implementing solutions using the AVEVA PI System.
• Develop robust and innovative solutions enabling scientists and engineers to utilize data to drive improvement decisions, identify issues, and utilize advanced analytics.
• Bring external and innovation focus, combined with a strong understanding of business objectives, emerging technologies and IT/Automation applications to define the future state and vision for development.
• Obtain and leverage knowledge of the BRD business processes and technologies to influence future application and business direction.
• Utilize data analytics to find, develop, and implement automation solutions driving productivity gains, safety improvements, quality improvements, and other process improvements.
• Lead design and delivery of local projects. Provide appropriate project execution support. Ensure that solutions are compliant to minimize regulatory risk to the business. Oversight of contractors assisting in the delivery of solutions is required.
• Provide technical support for process control system platforms (e.g. AVEVA PI, DeltaV, Unicorn, Rockwell) as well as perform system support activities (e.g. performance monitoring, cyber security), and network architecture layering support. Lead investigation of automation related deviations. Responsible for ensuring that lifecycle plans are developed and executed for automation systems.
• Complete documentation and testing activities to ensure that systems are maintained in the appropriate state of validation for use.
• Lead investigation of automation related deviations and process upsets.
• Oversight of contractors assisting in the delivery of automation solutions.
• Provide project management and technical leadership for projects.
• Ensure that automation solutions are compliant to minimize regulatory risk to the business.

Benefits

• company bonus (depending, in part, on company and individual performance)
• company-sponsored 401(k)
• pension
• vacation benefits
• 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: Mid Level