Senior Principal Engineer - Automation Engineering – Process, Lab & Enterprise Systems Integration-Lilly Medicine Foundry
Eli Lilly and Company
August 29, 2026
On-site
Lebanon, IN
IT
Responsibilities:
- Provide automation support for one or more operating areas and capital projects; support GMP startup (2025–2029) and ongoing manufacturing operations.
- Ensure reliable, compliant control applications/systems are used in manufacturing; serve as key technical expert to influence and implement process control agenda, business priorities, and compliance objectives.
- Support DeltaV- and Rockwell-controlled process PLC equipment serving Lab/Admin; manage integration from analytical systems, and recipe setup/maintenance.
Key Objectives/Deliverables:
- Mentor the process control team (design, controls philosophy, implementation, commissioning).
- Implement and coordinate process control work.
- Develop and implement the Automation Engineering Project Plan.
Operational Excellence:
- Lead/oversee Site Area leads and System Integrator (functional requirements, design specs, DCS software, test specs); lead/participate in design reviews and FATs.
- Own lab/analytical equipment administration strategy (user access, data management/integration to PI & other repositories/DCS, backup/restore), supervise third-party execution, set configuration standards.
- Partner on Empower, LIMS (LabVantage), MES, and ELN integration design inputs; lead/mentor analytical systems support engineers.
- DCS software design/coding/configuration/testing; design/tune/troubleshoot control loops; implement/support electronic systems (e.g., plant historians).
- Maintain validated state of site control systems (validation strategies/documentation); support automation for capital projects.
Qualifications:
- Minimum B.S. in Engineering or Science; 8+ years Biopharma engineering/operations/manufacturing automation experience.
- Experience commissioning/qualifying/supporting analytical and automation-controlled lab equipment (e.g., cell counters, UHPLC/chromatography, mass spectrometers, single-use bioreactors, RX-10 controls, Rockwell PLC autoclaves/parts washers).
- U.S. work authorization required (no visa sponsorship).
Preferred:
- Greenfield automated manufacturing commissioning/qualification using SCADA, DCS, MES, LIMS, and site historian systems (DeltaV, Rockwell, Syncade, LabVantage, OSI PI).
- Experience facilitating organizational-level decision-making.
Pay/Benefits (as stated): $66,000–$171,600; potential company bonus; comprehensive benefits including 401(k), medical/dental/vision, flexible benefits, life insurance, and time off.
- Provide automation support for one or more operating areas and capital projects; support GMP startup (2025–2029) and ongoing manufacturing operations.
- Ensure reliable, compliant control applications/systems are used in manufacturing; serve as key technical expert to influence and implement process control agenda, business priorities, and compliance objectives.
- Support DeltaV- and Rockwell-controlled process PLC equipment serving Lab/Admin; manage integration from analytical systems, and recipe setup/maintenance.
Key Objectives/Deliverables:
- Mentor the process control team (design, controls philosophy, implementation, commissioning).
- Implement and coordinate process control work.
- Develop and implement the Automation Engineering Project Plan.
Operational Excellence:
- Lead/oversee Site Area leads and System Integrator (functional requirements, design specs, DCS software, test specs); lead/participate in design reviews and FATs.
- Own lab/analytical equipment administration strategy (user access, data management/integration to PI & other repositories/DCS, backup/restore), supervise third-party execution, set configuration standards.
- Partner on Empower, LIMS (LabVantage), MES, and ELN integration design inputs; lead/mentor analytical systems support engineers.
- DCS software design/coding/configuration/testing; design/tune/troubleshoot control loops; implement/support electronic systems (e.g., plant historians).
- Maintain validated state of site control systems (validation strategies/documentation); support automation for capital projects.
Qualifications:
- Minimum B.S. in Engineering or Science; 8+ years Biopharma engineering/operations/manufacturing automation experience.
- Experience commissioning/qualifying/supporting analytical and automation-controlled lab equipment (e.g., cell counters, UHPLC/chromatography, mass spectrometers, single-use bioreactors, RX-10 controls, Rockwell PLC autoclaves/parts washers).
- U.S. work authorization required (no visa sponsorship).
Preferred:
- Greenfield automated manufacturing commissioning/qualification using SCADA, DCS, MES, LIMS, and site historian systems (DeltaV, Rockwell, Syncade, LabVantage, OSI PI).
- Experience facilitating organizational-level decision-making.
Pay/Benefits (as stated): $66,000–$171,600; potential company bonus; comprehensive benefits including 401(k), medical/dental/vision, flexible benefits, life insurance, and time off.