Process Automation Engineer – Device Assembly,

Responsibilities

• Support and manage the Device Assembly crucial to Lilly's supply chain.
• Partner with Corporate Automation, Global Packaging & Robotics, Automation Integrators, and Global Facilities Delivery to design, install, and qualify the new LKC Device Assembly lines.
• Aid in the integration of these lines into the site data collection and SCADA layer.
• Lead automation activities through the full project lifecycle including design review, FAT, installation, SAT, qualification, and startup support.
• Serve as the technical owner for integration between Device Assembly equipment and enterprise manufacturing systems including MES, warehouse management systems, scheduling systems, and site automation platforms.
• Review OEM electrical, controls, and safety designs to ensure compliance with Lilly standards and applicable industry standards (e.g., machine safety, electrical safety, and control panel requirements).
• Develop and execute automation verification and qualification activities, including IV/OV testing, system integration testing, and startup troubleshooting.
• Support implementation and lifecycle management of Lilly manufacturing platforms such as Global Packaging Platform (GPP), GRIP, GPM, Global Scheduler, and MES integrations.
• Design, troubleshoot, and support manufacturing system interfaces including PLCs, HMI/SCADA systems, databases, servers, virtual environments, networks, and middleware platforms.
• Partner with Quality, Operations, Engineering, IT, OEMs, and global platform teams to resolve complex automation and integration challenges during project execution and commercial operations.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives by identifying root causes, implementing robust automation solutions, and improving reliability, quality, and operational performance.
• Mentor engineers and provide technical leadership across multiple manufacturing areas and project teams.
• Owner/SME of equipment, Device Assembly processes, and maintenance programs associated with Lilly Global Quality Standards (GQS) and Engineering Best Practices/Functional Standards (EBP/EFS).
• Technically lead and delegate activities to a cross-functional technical team supporting the Device Assembly lines on medium-large scale projects.
• Proficient and capable of understanding OSHA/regulatory (CFR) requirements and ensuring compliance.
• Clear understanding of equipment flow chart, process flow document, critical quality attributes, and equipment controls.
• Establish control charts & monitor/trend operating parameters to verify and optimize equipment performance/KPIs.
• Provide tertiary support in troubleshooting efforts to resolve more difficult equipment and operational problems.
• Utilize formal problem-solving techniques, such as root cause analysis and causal factor charting, to resolve equipment deviations.
• Identify and gain alignment on corrective actions and countermeasures arising from CAPA’s.
• Accountable for Periodic Reviews for equipment.
• Identify and drive improvement opportunities (procedural changes, upgrades, projects, etc.) associated with equipment within the area.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM
• 7+ years of experience as a process engineer with automation expertise
• Preferred: Technical leadership, strong learning mindset with curiosity, adaptability, and technical aptitude to rapidly acquire new skills and technologies, proven experience delivering engineering projects in both greenfield and brownfield environments, ability to lead first-time processes and navigate a cross-functional team through ambiguity, pharmaceutical cGMP experience and compliance, OSHA and CFR knowledge, project management skills, adequate interpersonal and communications skills to be able to work effectively in a team-based environment, strong knowledge of Studio 5000 and FactoryTalk View SE, understanding of automated vision systems, and robotics, experience in utilizing root cause analysis techniques for the systematic solving of problems.