Senior Principal Engineer - Automation Engineering – Systems and Digital Integration-Lilly Medicine Foundry
Eli Lilly and Company
2 months ago
On-site
Indianapolis, IN
$114,000 - $181,500 USD yearly
Operations
Senior Principal Engineer – Automation Engineering (Eli Lilly, Foundry)
Responsibilities
- Provide automation support for one or more operating areas across site and/or for capital projects.
- Ensure reliable and compliant control applications and systems are used in manufacturing at the Foundry.
- Mentor process control/automation engineers (including design, controls philosophy, implementation, and commissioning).
- Provide technical leadership: oversee Site Area leads and System Integrator deliverables (functional requirements, design specifications, DCS application software, test specifications).
- Lead and/or participate in design reviews and automation application software reviews; attend equipment and software FATs.
- Lead a team of automation engineers supporting commissioning.
- Provide periodic status updates to Project Management.
- Develop functional requirements and process control strategies in collaboration with Process Engineering.
- Perform DCS software design, coding/configuration, and testing (sequence logic, graphics, batch software, etc.).
- Design, tune, and troubleshoot system integration across platforms and sites.
- Implement/support electronic systems used for process automation production data (e.g., plant historians).
- Maintain validated state of site control systems, including development/execution of validation strategies and documentation.
- Provide automation support for capital projects, including new product introductions.
- Promote automation to improve productivity, operational efficiency, and compliance.
- Develop a network of corporate contacts and leverage corporate expertise.
Qualifications (Basic)
- Minimum B.S. in Engineering with experience in Automation Engineering; preferably major pharmaceutical manufacturing and system integration across applications, systems, and platforms.
- 8+ years working experience in biopharma engineering, operations, or manufacturing.
- Must be authorized to work in the United States full-time; Lilly will not sponsor work authorization/visas.
Additional Preferences (Preferred Skills/Experience)
- Experience designing/developing/commissioning/qualifying greenfield automated manufacturing sites using SCADA, DCS, MES, LIMS, site historian systems, and middleware (e.g., DeltaV, Rockwell, Syncade, LabVantage, OSI PI, OPC).
- Experience developing native/custom application interfaces (data communication, ETL, data parsing for non-standard equipment/protocols).
- Experience commissioning/qualifying/supporting interconnectivity among SCADA, DCS, MES, LIMS, historians, and other applications.
- Experience facilitating and driving organizational-level decision-making.
Benefits (as stated)
- Eligibility for a company bonus (depending on company and individual performance).
- Comprehensive benefits for eligible employees, including 401(k), pension, vacation, medical/dental/vision/prescription coverage, flexible benefits, life insurance, time off/leave benefits, and well-being benefits (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, clubs/activities).
Location
- Initial: Lilly Technology Center, Indianapolis.
- Permanent: Lilly Medicines Foundry, Lebanon, Indiana.
Responsibilities
- Provide automation support for one or more operating areas across site and/or for capital projects.
- Ensure reliable and compliant control applications and systems are used in manufacturing at the Foundry.
- Mentor process control/automation engineers (including design, controls philosophy, implementation, and commissioning).
- Provide technical leadership: oversee Site Area leads and System Integrator deliverables (functional requirements, design specifications, DCS application software, test specifications).
- Lead and/or participate in design reviews and automation application software reviews; attend equipment and software FATs.
- Lead a team of automation engineers supporting commissioning.
- Provide periodic status updates to Project Management.
- Develop functional requirements and process control strategies in collaboration with Process Engineering.
- Perform DCS software design, coding/configuration, and testing (sequence logic, graphics, batch software, etc.).
- Design, tune, and troubleshoot system integration across platforms and sites.
- Implement/support electronic systems used for process automation production data (e.g., plant historians).
- Maintain validated state of site control systems, including development/execution of validation strategies and documentation.
- Provide automation support for capital projects, including new product introductions.
- Promote automation to improve productivity, operational efficiency, and compliance.
- Develop a network of corporate contacts and leverage corporate expertise.
Qualifications (Basic)
- Minimum B.S. in Engineering with experience in Automation Engineering; preferably major pharmaceutical manufacturing and system integration across applications, systems, and platforms.
- 8+ years working experience in biopharma engineering, operations, or manufacturing.
- Must be authorized to work in the United States full-time; Lilly will not sponsor work authorization/visas.
Additional Preferences (Preferred Skills/Experience)
- Experience designing/developing/commissioning/qualifying greenfield automated manufacturing sites using SCADA, DCS, MES, LIMS, site historian systems, and middleware (e.g., DeltaV, Rockwell, Syncade, LabVantage, OSI PI, OPC).
- Experience developing native/custom application interfaces (data communication, ETL, data parsing for non-standard equipment/protocols).
- Experience commissioning/qualifying/supporting interconnectivity among SCADA, DCS, MES, LIMS, historians, and other applications.
- Experience facilitating and driving organizational-level decision-making.
Benefits (as stated)
- Eligibility for a company bonus (depending on company and individual performance).
- Comprehensive benefits for eligible employees, including 401(k), pension, vacation, medical/dental/vision/prescription coverage, flexible benefits, life insurance, time off/leave benefits, and well-being benefits (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, clubs/activities).
Location
- Initial: Lilly Technology Center, Indianapolis.
- Permanent: Lilly Medicines Foundry, Lebanon, Indiana.