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Senior Principal Engineer - Automation Engineering - Laboratory and Analytical Equipment

Eli Lilly and Company

$64,500 - $167,200
Sep 26, 2025
Whitestown, IN, USA
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Eli Lilly is looking to solve the problem of ensuring reliable and compliant control applications and systems are used in manufacturing at their Foundry site, particularly during the project delivery and startup phases of a new facility expected between 2025 and 2028. This involves developing and implementing necessary systems and business processes for GMP operations and building site culture.

Requirements

  • Experience in design, development, commissioning and qualification of highly automated greenfield manufacturing sites utilizing SCADA, DCS, MES, LIMS and Site Historian systems (DeltaV, Rockwell, Syncade, LabVantage, OSI PI).
  • Experience in commissioning, qualifying and supporting Analytical equipment such as cell counters, environmental testing, filter testing, etc.
  • Knowledge of GMP, regulatory requirements, computer system validation.
  • 8+ years working experience in Biopharma engineering, operations, or manufacturing.
  • Experience in facilitating and driving decision-making at an organizational level.
  • DeltaV application software reviews
  • DCS Application Software

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 software design, coding/configuration and testing (sequence logic, graphics, batch software etc.)
  • Automation Engineering including design, tuning and troubleshooting of control loops
  • Implementing and supporting electronic systems (such as plant historians) 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
  • 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
  • Demonstrated initiative, good planning and organizational skills, ability to prioritize tasks, commitment to task completion and timelines.
  • Good written and verbal communication skills for both technical and non-technical audiences