Process Automation and Control Engineer - Eli Lilly and Company

At Lilly, we unite caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. We are a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Our employees around the world work to discover and bring life-changing medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and management of disease, and give back to our communities through philanthropy and volunteerism. We give our best effort to our work, and we put people first. We’re looking for people who are determined to make life better for people around the world.

Organization Overview:

At Lilly, we unite caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. We are a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Our employees around the world work to discover and bring life-changing medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and management of disease, and give back to our communities through philanthropy and volunteerism. We give our best effort to our work, and we put people first. We’re looking for people who are determined to make life better for people around the world.

Lilly unites caring with discovery to create medicines that make life better for people around the world.  Lilly is a fortune 500 company that has been in operation for over 140 years.  We make medicine with safety first and quality always while living our company values of Integrity, Excellence, and Respect for People.

Lilly is at a critical juncture as we tool up to realize the potential of our product pipeline.  We are building new processing capabilities around the world, and emphasizing emerging, innovative technologies, such as continuous processing, biotech platforms, and advanced data and control systems.  Additionally, we are recapitalizing older assets and bringing the operational philosophies in line with current technologies.  Lilly places a high value on fully automated manufacturing processes, as the quality and operational benefits are baseline expectations of new process design.

Responsibilities:

As an Automation Engineer, this role could be either support or leader of Automation deliverables. Automation Delivery – Lead or support Automation design and delivery for Lilly’s API manufacturing sites. This includes automation and integration with key IT platforms. Project leadership – Lead, direct, and oversee contingent/contract workers for project deliverables. Perform audits and periodic assessments of the systems to ensure compliance with Global Quality and Engineering Standards. Lead the management and growth of the automation platforms as new process systems are added to the facility.

Key Objectives/Deliverables:

• Safety – Work safely and continually looks for improvements in personnel and equipment safety, ensure safe design and operation of new equipment, ensure automation design reflects safety concerns for operations and maintenance.
• Automation/Control Discipline
  • Partner with colleagues to properly support and enhance the Automated Systems and Equipment.
  • Perform solution assessment and performance reviews and verified the proper and efficient operation of the automated systems.
  •  Partner with colleagues to support the discipline through solution assessment, replication, and development.
  • Manage tools, and implement engineering standards, master specifications and best practices.
  • Provide technical coaching and consultation to other Lilly engineers and facilitate shared learning forums.
  • Support Projects and the integration of new equipment/technologies to the manufacturing workflow.
• Automation Design
  • Design and implement Automation Strategies that allow the operators to interact and manipulate the process in compliance with cGMP batch manufacturing requirements.
  • Generate/Update Design SDLC documentation.
• Technology and Innovation.  Keep current on external trends and practices to evaluate technology for application within Lilly.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Computer Technology, or a related field.
• Experience in automation or process control.
• Experience with Emerson DeltaV Systems, Rockwell Automation, AVEVA/OSI/PI Historian, or related automation and control platform.

Additional Skills/Preferences:

• Demonstrated ability to work safely.
• Significant experience and strong problem-solving skills in measurements, control (process and/or manufacturing), control systems, integration, and data.
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills
• Ability to manage people and projects to deliver a common set of objectives.
• Knowledge of GMP’s and pharmaceutical manufacturing
• Knowledge in Microsoft Operating Systems

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