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Senior Principal Engineer - Automation Engineering - Biologics

Eli Lilly and Company

$64,500 - $167,200
Sep 26, 2025
Whitestown, IN, USA
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Eli Lilly is looking to implement and support automation engineering for a new GMP manufacturing facility, ensuring reliable and compliant control applications and systems for ongoing manufacturing operations.

Requirements

  • Experience in design, development, commissioning and qualification of highly automated greenfield manufacturingsites utilizing SCADA, DCS, PLC and MES systems (DeltaV, Rockwell, Syncade,etc).
  • Experience in facilitating and driving decision-makingat an organizational level.
  • DCS and SCADA software design, coding/configuration and testing (sequence logic, graphics, batch software etc.)
  • Perform automation engineering activities including design, tuning and troubleshooting of control loops
  • Implement and support electronic systems (such as plant historians, applications and software integration) used to capture process automation related production data
  • Maintain the validated state of the site control systems in line with Lilly quality standards including the development and execution of validation strategies and associated documentation
  • Knowledge of GMP, regulatory requirements, computer system validation

Responsibilities

  • Technically lead and oversee the work of Site Area leads and System Integrator including Functional Requirements, Design Specifications, DCS Application Software, Test Specifications.
  • Lead/Participate in design reviews and DeltaV application software reviews, attend equipment and software FATs
  • Lead a team of automation engineers supporting commissioning
  • Devising functional requirements and process control strategies for control systems in collaboration with Process Engineering
  • DCS and SCADA software design, coding/configuration and testing (sequence logic, graphics, batch software etc.)
  • Perform automation engineering activities including design, tuning and troubleshooting of control loops
  • Implement and support electronic systems (such as plant historians, applications and software integration) used to capture process automation related production data

Other

  • Mentor process control team, including design, controls philosophy, implementation and commissioning
  • Provide periodic status updates to Project Management
  • Demonstrated initiative, good planning and organizational skills, ability to prioritize tasks, commitment to task completion and timelines.
  • Possess a keen technical curiosity and has demonstrated strong problem-solving skills and a desire for continuous improvement
  • Demonstrated ability to influence peers and business partners