Senior Automation Engineering Lead – Lab & Process Systems

100 Eli Lilly and Company; Lebanon (IN); On-site; USD 103,000 - 172,000; Full time

Job summary

Lilly, headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, is seeking a Senior Principal Engineer - Automation Engineering for the Lilly Medicines Foundry in Lebanon, IN. You will lead process control engineering, mentor the team, and drive automated systems across lab and admin facilities during startup and ongoing operations.

Responsibilities include technical leadership, designing control strategies, and ensuring validated, compliant automation for GMP manufacturing as the site scales.

Qualifications

• Minimum B.S. in Engineering with 8+ years in Biopharma engineering, operations or manufacturing.
• Experience in commissioning, qualifying and supporting analytical and automation-controlled lab equipment.
• Authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis; Lilly does not sponsor visas.

Responsibilities

• Provide automation support for site operations and capital projects.
• Mentor process control team and lead design reviews, FATs, and system integration.
• Develop and implement the Automation Engineering Project Plan and ensure GMP compliance.

Skills

Automation Engineering

Process control

DCS

Rockwell PLC

Validation

Project management

Education

B.S. in Engineering

Tools

DeltaV

Rockwell

LIMS

LabVantage

Job description

Lilly, headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, is seeking a Senior Principal Engineer - Automation Engineering for the Lilly Medicines Foundry in Lebanon, IN. You will lead process control engineering, mentor the team, and drive automated systems across lab and admin facilities during startup and ongoing operations.

Responsibilities include technical leadership, designing control strategies, and ensuring validated, compliant automation for GMP manufacturing as the site scales.