Project Engineer - Global Robotics

Role Summary

Project Engineer - Global Robotics at Lilly. Lead deployments, commissioning, and qualification of robotic systems across manufacturing sites, partnering with multi-disciplinary teams to design, test, and deploy robotics solutions in support of site operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead the effective deployments and Commissioning & Qualification efforts of robotic systems by working in multi-disciplinary teams within manufacturing sites, quality, and other business units.
• Work with vendors to solve, shakedown, and oversee Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) and Site Acceptance Testing (SAT) activities.
• Develop capabilities in robotics and PLC programming to effectively troubleshoot design and/or functional issues at manufacturing site and/or vendor locations.
• Author and/or review site documentation (e.g., test cases, design documents) for assigned robotic systems deployed to sites.
• Work closely with the Robotics Platform Owner to support the design of robotic systems.
• Champion safety, compliance, and quality best practices when delivering robotic systems to manufacturing sites.
• Support GRP lab activities and application development in areas including robotic system design, 2D and 3D vision development, robot code development, and augmented/virtual reality simulation.
• Provide technical mentoring to Lilly engineers related to deployment and utilization of robotic technologies, including serving as a Peer Coach to new robotics engineers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor‚Äôs or master‚Äôs in an engineering field
• Ability to travel (50%) domestically and/or internationally up to 1‚Äì2 weeks per month
• Minimum 5 years of relevant manufacturing experience, preferably in discrete pharmaceutical manufacturing:
  • parenteral filling and/or inspection processes
  • device assembly or packaging processes
  • additional industries may be considered such as automotive, or other high-speed manufacturing processes
• Experience in Automation Controls, Mechanical Assemblies for highly automated systems
• Experience in Project Delivery, Commissioning & Qualification, Validation Activities, and cGMP Regulations
• Experience in control system troubleshooting, programming, and integration with PLC (Rockwell Studio5000), HMI/SCADA (FactoryTalk View Studio SE), Fanuc Robotics, 3DV, and Cognex vision systems.

Skills

• Knowledge in AutoCAD and SolidWorks
• Proven ability to communicate effectively to customers, business partners, and staff including good oral, written, and visual presentations
• Demonstrated ability to use and implement various tools, systems, and processes resulting in improved operational excellence
• Proficiency in working cross-functionally to deliver on highly complex tasks that may have aggressive timelines
• Demonstrated ability to work within and lead diverse, cross-functional teams (engineering, manufacturing, operations, tech scientists, quality, etc.)
• Demonstrated ability to interpret and apply solutions to different situations by understanding customer needs and/or applying strong problem-solving skills

Education

• Not specified beyond degree requirements in the Qualifications