Automation Engineer, Drug Substance - Design & Delivery, Lilly Medicine Foundry

Role Summary

Automation Engineer, Drug Substance - Design & Delivery at Lilly Medicine Foundry. Support the design and delivery phase of the project within the Global Process Automation & Control Engineering team, with eventual transition to Lebanon Site for long-term operational support.

Responsibilities

• Work safely and continually look for improvements to both people and equipment safety.
• Lead or contribute to automation projects across platforms, providing technical leadership and discipline guidance.
• Collaborate to manage tools, engineering standards, master specifications and best practices.
• Support Automation Design during conceptual, basic, and detailed engineering phases, ensuring designs meet requirements and consider life cycle cost.
• Lead or support Automation Delivery for Lilly’s manufacturing sites, including IT platform integration, process development, and system architectures.
• Direct and oversee contingent/contract workers for project deliverables.

Qualifications

• Required: Bachelor of Science Degree in engineering or related science field; minimum 1 year of Automation experience.
• Required: Demonstrated experience with the Emerson DeltaV platform.
• Required: Core knowledge of ISE S95 and S88 principles.
• Required: Technical leadership experience on automation project delivery.

Additional Preferences

• Strong knowledge of Drug Substance manufacturing processes, including Batch.
• Experience in pharma or GMP industry.
• Experience working with validated systems.
• Experience with DeltaV Live and other DCS/PLC platforms.
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills.

Education

• Bachelor of Science Degree in engineering or related science field.

Additional Requirements

• Initial location in Indianapolis; permanent location at the Lilly Medicines Foundry in Lebanon, Indiana.
• Occasional travel as required (domestic and international).