Senior Principal Automation Engineer - Biologics GMP

Lilly; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 68,000 - 174,000; Full time

Job summary

Lilly, headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, is seeking a Sr. Principal Engineer - Automation Engineering to provide automation support across biologics areas and capital projects.

The role focuses on delivering right-first-time facility startup and ongoing GMP manufacturing support, guiding a growing automation team, and collaborating with process control disciplines. The position involves leading design, configuration, testing of DCS/SCADA, and integration of vendor skids into the site

Qualifications

• Minimum B.S. in Engineering or related discipline and 8+ years working experience in Automation Engineering.
• Experience in design, development, commissioning and qualification of highly automated sites with SCADA, DCS, PLC and MES systems.
• Qualified applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for automation engineering projects and manufacturing start-up.
• Mentor process control team on design, controls philosophy, implementation and commissioning.
• Lead design reviews and DeltaV application software reviews; oversee FATs and commissioning.

Skills

Technical Leadership

Mentoring

Process control

DeltaV

GMP compliance

Education

BS in Engineering

Tools

DeltaV

Rockwell PLC

MES

HMI

Job description

Lilly, headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, is seeking a Sr. Principal Engineer - Automation Engineering to provide automation support across biologics areas and capital projects.

The role focuses on delivering right-first-time facility startup and ongoing GMP manufacturing support, guiding a growing automation team, and collaborating with process control disciplines. The position involves leading design, configuration, testing of DCS/SCADA, and integration of vendor skids into the site