HVAC Engineer - Engineering Technology Center

540 Eli Lilly Services India Pvt Ltd – Hyderabad; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Lilly invites applications for an HVAC Engineer in the Hyderabad Technical Hub. The role focuses on establishing engineering requirements for mechanical and unit operations within capital projects, with emphasis on HVAC and utility systems used in pharmaceutical manufacturing.

Join a globally recognized team delivering life-changing medicines. The role demands extensive experience, strong project management, and collaboration across disciplines to ensure quality and compliance.

Qualifications

• BS in Engineering (Mechanical preferred) for pharma manufacturing.
• Minimum 10 years in manufacturing/engineering supporting pharmaceutical production.
• Familiarity with ISO-14644-1, ASHRAE standards, ISPE cleanroom guidelines, and HEPA concepts.
• Strong written and verbal communication and project management skills.

Responsibilities

• Establish engineering requirements for mechanical and unit operations in capital projects.
• Evaluate mechanical systems including HVAC, utilities; review contractor submittals against standards.
• Guide project teams and vendors to meet Lilly Global Quality Standards and specs.
• Collaborate across functions to ensure compliance and timely delivery.

Skills

Project management

Written and verbal communication

Business acumen

Analytical thinking

Leadership

Education

Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering

Job description

At Lilly, the work is demanding because patients are waiting. We unite caring with discovery to help make life better for people around the world, knowing that every decision, every detail, and every day matters. Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, our over 50,000 employees around the globe take on complex challenges to discover and deliver life-changing medicines, strengthen how health is understood and managed, and support the communities we serve. This is hard, urgent, selfless work—but it’s work worth doing. If you’re driven by purpose and ready to bring your best to work that truly matters for patients, we invite you to join us.

Job Description - HVAC Engineer

At Lilly, the work is demanding because patients are waiting. We unite caring with discovery to help make life better for people around the world, knowing that every decision, every detail, and every day matters. Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, our over 50,000 employees around the globe take on complex challenges to discover and deliver life-changing medicines, strengthen how health is understood and managed, and support the communities we serve. This is hard, urgent, selfless work—but it's work worth doing. If you're driven by purpose and ready to bring your best to work that truly matters for patients, we invite you to join us.

Manufacturing & Quality Technical Hub, Hyderabad

Lilly's Hyderabad hub is a first-of-its-kind technical center built to lead the manufacturing and quality science agenda for Lilly's global supply network, and the work done here reaches patients in more than 110 countries. This hub oversees contract manufacturing of starting materials and intermediates for API manufacturing in India, managing the full scientific agenda for manufacturing and quality. We're building a cutting-edge scientific organization and looking for top talent in process engineering, chemistry, analytical and data sciences to be part of it. The science you develop here doesn't stay here. It moves through Lilly's global supply network and reaches patients across more than 110 countries who are counting on it.

HVAC Engineer

Company Overview Lilly, a leading innovation-driven corporation is developing a growing portfolio of pharmaceutical products by applying the latest research from its own worldwide laboratories and from collaborations with eminent scientific organizations. Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, Lilly makes life better – through medicines and information – for some of the world’s most urgent medical needs. Founded over 145 years ago, the company has sustained a culture that values excellence, integrity and respect for people. This has resulted in Lilly frequently being ranked as one of the best companies in the world at which to work. Lilly knows its business has prospered because of its employees – people with a talent for innovation and a passion for making a difference by finding treatments for the most stubborn diseases; people whose talent is matched by their generosity, and people with strong values and a determination to prevail, regardless of the challenges.

Join our team – and make a difference in improving health for people all over the world! The ETC is a technical resource for training, standards, project implementation, and the center of engineering excellence for the corporation, providing deeply technical resources to solve the most intractable technical problems in manufacturing. ETC is expanding into the India Technical Hub to add roles that can support work globally.

Key Objectives/Deliverables

Establishes the Engineering Requirements for the mechanical and unit operation systems of capital projects. Perform evaluations and design guidance on mechanical systems that include HVAC systems, utility systems (air, steam, water, glycol, etc.). Review engineering and design work by contractors and the submittals from suppliers and contractors against the engineering requirements including Lilly Global Quality Standards, Global Engineering Standards, and Engineering Master Specifications.

Basic Qualifications

BS in Engineering (Mechanical strongly preferred) typically found in pharmaceutical manufacturing Demonstrated knowledge of ISO-14644-1 principles and interpretations Knowledge of key ASHRAE standards and how to apply those in an industrial setting Knowledge of ISPE guidelines regarding cleanroom deign and operation Demonstrated knowledge of HEPA filtration and the specifications/use cases of HEPA’s Demonstrated knowledge of air handling unit design and key operational principles for a wide range of applications Knowledge of refrigeration cycles, technologies, and applications Minimum of 10 years manufacturing and/or engineering in support of pharmaceutical manufacturing. Demonstrated understanding of the design processes employed by engineering and architectural firms. Must possess strong business acumen, with an awareness of the life cycle cost evaluation processes as they apply to equipment and systems. Must be able to frame complex decisions/analyses. Must have demonstrated good written and verbal communications skills. Must have project management experience - the ability to lead groups including internal and external resources to provide study content. Proven flexibility in adapting and adjusting to changes in working practices and a willingness to take on different roles as required by the needs of the Engineering Tech Center.

At Lilly, caring is not only what we do for patients. It is how we work. We believe the people who dedicate themselves to making medicines better deserve an environment that makes their lives better too, one where they are supported, respected, and given the space to do their best work. This is not just a policy. It is who we are. Lilly is dedicated to helping individuals with disabilities to actively engage in the workforce, ensuring equal opportunities when vying for positions. If you require accommodation to submit a resume for a position at Lilly, please complete the accommodation request form (https://careers.lilly.com/us/en/workplace-accommodation) for further assistance. Please note this is for individuals to request an accommodation as part of the application process and any other correspondence will not receive a response. Lilly does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.

#WeAreLilly

At Lilly we strive to ensure our employees are part of a team that cares about them and our shared purpose of making life better for those around the world. We continue to look for ways to include, innovate, accelerate and deliver while maintaining integrity, excellence and respect for people. We hope that you seek to join us on our journey as we create medicine and deliver improved outcomes for patients across the globe!