Engineer - Automation Engineering u2013 Historian ...

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. Weu2019re looking for people who are determined to make life better for people around the world. The Engineer - Automation Engineering will work as a member of the Automation Engineering Department at Eli Lilly, Foundry. The engineer will provide automation support for one or more operating areas across site and/or for capital projects. Process Automation is core to delivering a right first time facility start up and continued support of ongoing manufacturing operations into the future. The Engineer is a key technical expert with partners to influence and implement within the process control organization and across functional disciplines to support the process control technical agenda, business plan priorities, and compliance objectives. The engineer will provide Automation, Process Controls and Data Historian expertise and support historian systems operating areas across site. The Engineer will also function as the main Data Architect to ensure proper data contextualization and democratization of operational data for compliance and data analytics. In the project delivery phase and startup phase of the project (startup expected 2025 to 2028), automation engineering roles will be fluid and dynamic as we endeavor to support the project delivery, build a new organization, develop and implement the necessary systems and business processes required to support GMP operations, and build the site culture. This will require significant collaboration, creativity and resilience as the site grows to a full scale GMP manufacturing through start up. Key Objectives/Deliverables: u2022 Technical Expertise u2022 Mentor process control team, including design, controls philosophy, implementation and commissioning u2022 Process control work implementation and coordination u2022 Develop and implement the Automation Engineering Project Plan. Operational Excellence u2022 Technically collaborate with Site Area leads and System Integrator including Functional Requirements, Design Specifications, DCS Application Software, Test Specifications to ensure Data historization and architecture is considered. u2022 Provide periodic status updates to Project Management u2022 Work with Engineering, Operations and many cross functional groups to trouble shoot issues, making changes to the site data historian system (OSI PI) in line with site change control procedures and site standards, responding to system events and performing routine system maintenance checks u2022 Maintain Data Historian System health and respond to issues as they arise u2022 Develop standard operating procedures, work instructions and other job aids to ensure the appropriate level of documentation is in place to train on, maintain and operate OSI PI, alarm management and alarm notification systems. u2022 Provide subject matter expertise on data historian systems design, development, installation, testing, validation, and lifecycle support. u2022 Ensure solutions are delivered by system Integrators, equipment vendors and others that can be integrated to the site data historian per the site standards and data management strategies. This includes developing requirements for the system in line with industry and Lilly standards. u2022 Design, configuration, and testing of the platform (OSI PI). This includes: + OSI PI Server Infrastructure + OSI PI Integration with Emerson DeltaV DCS solution + OSI PI Interfaces with other systems (e.g. BMS, PLCs, Remote IO) + OSI PI Asset Frame design and build + Other OSI PI related solutions such as PI Vision u2022 Implement and support electronic systems (such as plant historians) used to capture process automation related production data u2022 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 u2022 Automation support for capital projects including new product introductions u2022 Promote the use of automation to improve productivity, operational efficiency and compliance u2022 Developing a u2018networku2019 of corporate contacts and leveraging corporate expertise when needed Organizational Capability u2022 In coordination with automation and compliance consultants, set and reinforce standards for appropriate rigor in automation work products. u2022 Demonstrated initiative, good planning and organizational skills, ability to prioritize tasks, commitment to task completion and timelines. u2022 Possess a keen technical curiosity and has demonstrated strong problem-solving skills and a desire for continuous improvement u2022 Demonstrated ability to influence peers and business partners u2022 Good written and verbal communication skills for both technical and non-technical audiences u2022 Knowledge of GMP, regulatory requirements, computer system validation Basic Requirements: u2022 Minimum B.S. in Engineering and experience in Automation Engineering, preferably in major pharmaceutical manufacturing. u2022 5+ years working experience in Biopharma engineering, operations, or manufacturing. u2022 Qualified applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Lilly will not provide support for or sponsor work authorization or visas for this role, including but not limited to F-1 CPT, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, J-1, H-1B, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, or L-1. Additional Preferences: u2022 Experience in design, development, commissioning and qualification of highly automated greenfield manufacturing sites utilizing SCADA, DCS and MES systems (DeltaV, Rockwell, Syncade, etc). u2022 Experience with: + OSI PI and related applications + Cybersecurity and IOT considerations when managing systems + Awareness of integrating other process automation systems such as DeltaV, BMS, PLC/HMI and similar control systems in a manufacturing environment + Industrial communication protocols such as BACnet/IP, modbus, HART, OPC DA & UA, Profibus, Ethernet/IP,RIO + Systems performing backup and restore, disaster recovery + Experience of developing documents with electronic document management system (Kneat, Valgenesis, ALM) + Configuration and support of alarm management systems such as LogMate, Win911 + Experience with Root Cause Analysis methodologies Additional Information: + Current location Parkwood West-Indianapolis, IN + Permanent Location Lilly Medicine Foundry Lebanon, Indiana. 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Our current groups include: Africa, Middle East, Central Asia Network, Black Employees at Lilly, Chinese Culture Network, Japanese International Leadership Network (JILN), Lilly India Network, Organization of Latinx at Lilly (OLA), PRIDE (LGBTQ+ Allies), Veterans Leadership Network (VLN), Womenu2019s Initiative for Leading at Lilly (WILL), enAble (for people with disabilities). Learn more about all of our groups. Actual compensation will depend on a candidateu2019s education, experience, skills, and geographic location. The anticipated wage for this position is $64,500 - $167,200 Full-time equivalent employees also will be eligible for a company bonus (depending, in part, on company and individual performance). In addition, Lilly offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees, including eligibility to participate in a company-sponsored 401(k); pension; vacation benefits; eligibility for medical, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits; flexible benefits (e.g., healthcare and/or dependent day care flexible spending accounts); life insurance and death benefits; certain time off and leave of absence benefits; and well-being benefits (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities).Lilly reserves the right to amend, modify, or terminate its compensation and benefit programs in its sole discretion and Lillyu2019s compensation practices and guidelines will apply regarding the details of any promotion or transfer of Lilly employees. #WeAreLilly

Created: 2026-04-27