Sr. Principal Automation Engineer - ADN RAMP Team

Eli Lilly and Company; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 114,000 - 198,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as part of the ADN RAMP team, where your expertise in process control and automation engineering will drive the successful start-up of new pharmaceutical manufacturing sites. You will play a pivotal role in coaching local teams, solving technical problems, and ensuring operational excellence. This dynamic position offers the chance to work in a collaborative environment, where your contributions will help accelerate the delivery of life-changing medicines to patients. If you are passionate about making a difference and thrive in a fast-paced setting, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 8-10 years' experience in pharmaceutical manufacturing.
• Deep technical interest in process control and automation systems.

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering expertise for facility start-up and operational readiness.
• Coach local teams and monitor equipment performance.

Skills

Process Control

Automation Engineering

Problem Solving

Analytical Skills

Collaboration

Coaching

Communication Skills

Education

BS degree in Engineering

Tools

Emerson DeltaV DCS

Syncade MES

Rockwell Automation

Siemens Automation

Job description

At Lilly, we unite caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. We are a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Our employees around the world work to discover and bring life-changing medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and management of disease, and give back to our communities through philanthropy and volunteerism. We give our best effort to our work, and we put people first. We’re looking for people who are determined to make life better for people around the world.

Actual compensation will depend on a candidate’s education, experience, skills, and geographic location. The anticipated wage for this position is $114,000 - $198,000.

Position Brand Description:

The Lilly API/Dry Product Network is rapidly expanding to meet the demand for new products, and several new greenfield sites are under construction and will be starting up in the coming years. The new sites are staffed based on full-scale, steady state production, however additional surge capacity is needed to support the site start-up and help quickly ramp to full capacity rates.

The ADN RAMP (Rapid Access to Medicines for Patients) team is a cross-functional team that will bring deep manufacturing expertise and will support each site start-up through Operational Excellence knowledge, rapid troubleshooting and problem-solving capability, and surge capacity resources. This unique opportunity will enable team members to work at our new sites, create a larger Lilly network, build and use their technical skills, and learn leadership skills through formal training and on-the-ground experiences. This team will also build strategies to help other new Lilly sites to start up faster, helping to accelerate Lilly’s vision of serving more patients.

Success in this challenging role will require supporting the sites through startup through direct technical execution, coaching next employees, and strong collaboration – and development of the local technical and operational teams to be ready for full operation.

The team will directly report through their respective functions but will be coordinated by the Ramp Team Sr. Director.

Key Objectives/Deliverables:

• Provide process control and automation engineering expertise to the Global Facility Delivery team and the Site Process & Automation Engineering team, with a strong focus on safe, right first time delivery and on-time facility start-up, through application of process control & automation engineering fundamentals.
• Partner with the site engineering team to provide consultation and technical problem solving related to process controls, Emerson DeltaV DCS systems, operational readiness, and C&Q support.
• Coach and develop local technical team capabilities to support acceleration of operational excellence and technical skills.
• Utilize root cause analysis techniques to investigate process and equipment issues and deliver robust and sustainable corrective and preventative actions.
• Monitor, assess, and document equipment performance to maintain ongoing qualification of assets.
• Maintain the basis of safety for process equipment.

Basic Requirements:

• BS degree in Engineering or related science field with 8-10 years' experience in pharmaceutical manufacturing.
• Deep technical interest and understanding of process control/automation systems including DeltaV DCS, automation architecture, and system integration with MES and other IT platforms.

Additional Skills/Preferences:

• Technical knowledge in additional automation platforms including Emerson DeltaV, Rockwell Automation, Siemens, or other related systems.
• Technical knowledge in process instrumentation.
• Technical knowledge in batch control.
• System integration knowledge with Emerson’s Syncade MES platform.
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Collaborative skills with operations, process engineering, and other process team members.
• Ability to coach others.
• Ability to influence without authority.
• Ability to clarify and simplify complex issues.
• Strong trust building with peers and leaders.
• Willing to work off-shift hours as needed to support project milestones and training of new employees.

Other Information:

The ADN RAMP team will support multiple new API/Dry Products sites in various locations (US and OUS). Significant travel may be required to current startup sites in order to meet business needs, along with potential short-term assignments across the network (can include international relocations). Candidates must be mobile and flexible.