Senior Principal Automation Engineer – Lab & Enterprise

Eli Lilly and Company; Lebanon (IN); On-site; USD 66,000 - 172,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company bonus

401(k) and pension

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Eli Lilly and Company is seeking a Senior Principal Engineer - Automation Engineering for the Lilly Medicines Foundry in Lebanon, Indiana. You will provide expert automation support across site facilities and capital projects to enable GMP operations.

Role emphasizes leadership, mentoring, design reviews, and integrating DeltaV/Rockwell, LIMS, and LabVantage systems. The position requires 8+ years in biopharma and a BS in engineering, with US work authorization.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8+ years in Biopharma engineering or manufacturing.
• Experience with commissioning, qualification of lab equipment and automation systems.
• Authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

Responsibilities

• Provide automation support across site and capital projects.
• Mentor process control team, including design, controls philosophy, implementation and commissioning.
• Process control work implementation and coordination.
• Develop and implement the Automation Engineering Project Plan.
• Maintain the validated state of the site control systems per Lilly quality standards.

Skills

Automation Engineering

GMP

Regulatory compliance

Project leadership

Education

B.S. in Engineering or Science

Tools

DeltaV

Rockwell

LIMS

LabVantage

OSI PI

Job description

Eli Lilly and Company is seeking a Senior Principal Engineer - Automation Engineering for the Lilly Medicines Foundry in Lebanon, Indiana. You will provide expert automation support across site facilities and capital projects to enable GMP operations.

Role emphasizes leadership, mentoring, design reviews, and integrating DeltaV/Rockwell, LIMS, and LabVantage systems. The position requires 8+ years in biopharma and a BS in engineering, with US work authorization.