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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: Technical Expertise
Mentor process control team, including design, controls philosophy, implementation and commissioning
Process control work implementation and coordination
Develop and implement the Automation Engineering Project Plan.
Operational Excellence 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.
Provide periodic status updates to Project Management
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
Maintain Data Historian System health and respond to issues as they arise
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.
Provide subject matter expertise on data historian systems design, development, installation, testing, validation, and lifecycle support.
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.
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
Implement and support electronic systems (such as plant historians) 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
Automation support for capital projects including new product introductions
Promote the use of automation to improve productivity, operational efficiency and compliance
Developing a 'network' of corporate contacts and leveraging corporate expertise when needed
Organizational Capability In coordination with automation and compliance consultants, set and reinforce standards for appropriate rigor in automation work products.
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
Good written and verbal communication skills for both technical and non-technical audiences
Knowledge of GMP, regulatory requirements, computer system validation
Basic Requirements: Minimum B.S. in Engineering and experience in Automation Engineering, preferably in major pharmaceutical manufacturing.
5+ years working experience in Biopharma engineering, operations, or manufacturing.
Experience in design, development, commissioning and qualification of highly automated greenfield manufacturing sites utilizing SCADA, DCS and MES systems (DeltaV, Rockwell, Syncade, etc).
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
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Actual compensation will depend on a candidate's 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 Lilly's compensation practices and guidelines will apply regarding the details of any promotion or transfer of Lilly employees.
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