Process Automation Engineer – Packaging

Responsibilities

• Support and manage the Packaging crucial to Lilly's supply chain.
• Participate in the design, installation, and qualification of new LKC packaging lines.
• Integrate these lines into the site data collection and SCADA layer.
• Lead automation activities throughout the project lifecycle including design review, FAT, installation, SAT, qualification, and startup support.
• 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.
• Review OEM electrical, controls, and safety designs to ensure compliance with Lilly standards and applicable industry standards.
• 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.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM
• 7+ years of experience as a process engineer with automation expertise
• Preferred: Technical leadership, strong learning mindset, proven experience delivering engineering projects in both greenfield and brownfield environments, ability to lead first-time processes, pharmaceutical cGMP experience and compliance, OSHA and CFR knowledge, project management skills, adequate interpersonal and communications skills, proficiency in 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.