Eli Lilly
Healthcare
Sr.Engineer-AutomationEngineering
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“Sr. Engineer - Automation Engineering at Eli Lilly. Skills: Automation Engineering, Process Control, DCS, SCADA. Provide automation support. Mentor process control team”
What You'll Achieve.
delivering a right first time facility start up; continued support of ongoing manufacturing operations; ensuring reliable and compliant control applications; support the process control technical agenda; support business plan priorities; support compliance objectives; support project delivery; build a new organization; develop and implement necessary systems; build the site culture; support GMP manufacturing; improve productivity; improve operational efficiency; improve compliance
Industry & Context.
problem-solving skills
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Minimum B. S. in Engineering, experience in Automation Engineering, 2 + years working experience in Biopharma engineering, operations, or manufacturing, Qualified applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis
Nice to Have
Experience in design, development, commissioning and qualification of highly automated greenfield manufacturing sites utilizing SCADA, DCS, PLC and MES systems, Experience in facilitating and driving decision-making at an organizational level
What You'll Do.
Provide automation support
Mentor process control team
Develop Automation Engineering Project Plan
Oversee work of Site Area leads
Lead/ Participate in design reviews
Lead a team of automation engineers
Devise functional requirements
DCS and SCADA software design
Perform automation engineering activities
Implement and support electronic systems
Maintain validated state of control systems
Automation support for capital projects
Promote use of automation
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
work as a member of the Automation Engineering Department; partners to influence and implement; collaboration, creativity and resilience; collaboration with Process Engineering; coordination with automation and compliance consultants
Communication Scope
Good written and verbal communication skills
Process & Methodology
Develop and implement the Automation Engineering Project Plan, Provide periodic status updates to Project Management, good planning and organizational skills, ability to prioritize tasks, commitment to task completion and timelines
Full Job Description
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. The Engineer - Automation Engineering will work as a member of the Automation Engineering Department at Eli Lilly, Foundry. The engineer will provide automation support for one or more operating areas across site and/or for capital projects. Process Automation is core to delivering a right first time facility start up and continued support of ongoing manufacturing operations into the future. The Engineer is also responsible for the productivity and mentorship of the employees with the purpose of ensuring that reliable and compliant control applications and systems are used in the manufacturing at Foundry. Additionally, the Senior Principal Engineer as a key technical expert with partners to influence and implement within the process control organization and across functional disciplines to support the process control technical agenda, business plan priorities, and compliance objectives. In the project delivery phase and startup phase of the project (startup expected 2025 to 202 8 ), automation engineering roles will be fluid and dynamic as we endeavor to support the project delivery, build a new organization, develop and implement the necessary systems and business processes required to support GMP operations, and build the site culture. This will require significant collaboration, creativity and resilience as the site grows to a full scale GMP manufacturing through start up. Key Objectives/Deliverables: • Technical Leadership
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