Engineer - Automation Engineering – Lilly Medicine Foundry

Scorpion Therapeutics; Lebanon (IN); On-site; USD 66,000 - 172,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Medical/dental/vision

Life insurance

Time off

Well-being benefits

Job summary

Eli Lilly in Indiana is seeking an Engineer - Automation Engineering to provide automation support for operating areas and capital projects. You will collaborate cross-functionally to deliver robust control systems and instrumentation aligned with business priorities and compliance.

The role includes supporting GMP startup activities through validation strategies, tuning control loops, and maintaining validated systems, with on-call support as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer/Software Engineering, or related technical field.

Responsibilities

• Provide automation support for one or more operating areas and/or capital projects.
• Collaborate with cross-functional peers to deliver robust control systems and instrumentation supporting business priorities and compliance.
• Support project delivery and GMP startup including developing/implementing GMP systems and business processes.
• Site runtime support to enhance control system reliability and lifecycle management in a GMP environment.
• Participate in design reviews and control system reviews; attend/support FATs.
• Tune and troubleshoot control loops and VFDs.
• Understand P&IDs, instrument loop drawings, and process control communication protocols.
• Develop/review functional requirements, design specifications, and test specifications.
• Maintain validated site control system state via validation strategies and documentation.
• Provide on-call operational support as needed; provide periodic status updates to PM/leadership.
• Support electronic systems (e.g., plant historians) capturing process automation production data.

Skills

Python

PLC/SCADA

Robotics

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

DeltaV DCS

Rockwell PLCs

FactoryTalk View

Batch Process Automation

Job description

Engineer - Automation Engineering (Automation Engineering Department, Eli Lilly, Foundry)

Responsibilities / Key Objectives

• Provide automation support for one or more operating areas and/or capital projects.
• Collaborate with cross-functional peers to deliver robust control systems and instrumentation supporting business priorities and compliance.
• Support project delivery and GMP startup (startup expected 2025-2028) including developing/implementing GMP systems and business processes.
• Site runtime support to enhance control system reliability and lifecycle management in a GMP environment.
• Participate in design reviews and control system reviews; attend/support FATs.
• Tune and troubleshoot control loops and Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs).
• Understand P&IDs, instrument loop drawings, and process control communication protocols.
• Develop/review functional requirements, design specifications, and test specifications.
• Maintain validated site control system state via validation strategies and documentation.
• Provide on-call operational support as needed; provide periodic status updates to PM/leadership.
• Support electronic systems (e.g., plant historians) capturing process automation production data.

Qualifications / Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer/Software Engineering, or related technical field.
• Authorization to work in the United States full-time (Lilly does not sponsor visas).

Preferred / Plus Skills

• Experience in biotech or small molecule manufacturing.
• Control systems troubleshooting; master maintenance plans.
• DeltaV DCS, Batch Process Automation; Rockwell Allen Bradley PLCs, FactoryTalk View.
• Automation engineering experience (design, development, commissioning).
• GMP knowledge, regulatory requirements, computer system validation.
• Hands-on SCADA/DCS/PLC/MES experience (e.g., DeltaV, Rockwell, Syncade).
• Programming exposure (Python, C#, or similar) and PLC/SCADA/robotics exposure.

Benefits / Compensation (if included)

• Anticipated wage: $66,000-171,600.
• Eligible for company bonus and comprehensive benefits (e.g., 401(k), medical/dental/vision, life insurance, time off, well-being benefits).

Other Information

• Initial location: Parkwood West, Indianapolis. Permanent location: Lilly Medicines Foundry, Lebanon, Indiana.