We are currently hiring for Automation Engineer for our new Concord, NC site!
Responsibilities:
As an Automation Engineer you will provide automation design and oversight to the delivery of Lilly's new Concord facility. Manage system integrators to deliver all aspects of Automation for Lilly's new Concord based facility. Support key corporate initiatives such as life cycle management, Engineering information management, and cyber security. Drive automation governance and replication across the Global Parenteral Network and the Global Packaging Network for Tier 1 equipment, architecture, and Automation/IT systems and solutions.
Key Objectives/Deliverables:
- Safety – Work safely and continually looks for improvements in personnel and equipment safety, ensure safe design and operation of new equipment, ensure automation design reflects safety concerns for operations and maintenance.
- Automation/Control Discipline and Technical Leadership – Partner with colleagues to lead the discipline through solution assessment, replication, and development. Manage tools, engineering standards, master specifications and best practices. Provide technical coaching and consultation to other Lilly engineers, facilitate shared learning forums.
- Automation Design – Provide support to European manufacturing sites and Global Facilities Delivery during project profiling and design. Ensure project design meets intended requirements, considers life cycle cost, and eliminates non-value add complexity. Use replication and best practices to optimize project cost.
- External Influence and Benchmarking - Monitor and influence, when appropriate, changes in external codes and standards on Lilly’s behalf, and work to ensure ongoing compliance within Lilly. Extract benchmarking information from academia and industry.
- Technology and Innovation. Keep current on external trends and practices to evaluate technology for application within Lilly.
- Provide automation design and oversight to the delivery of Lilly's new Concord facility.
- Manage system integrators to deliver all aspects of Automation for Lilly's new Concord based facility.
- Support key corporate initiatives such as life cycle management, Engineering information management, and cyber security
- Evaluate new technology and innovation trends leading to the development of proof of concepts and sharing of use cases for application within Lilly.
- Drive automation governance and replication across the Global Parenteral Network and the Global Packaging Network for Tier 1 equipment, architecture, and Automation/IT systems and solutions.
In addition, this role will work to optimizes and improve project automation engineering approaches by combining technical expertise, best practices, engineering standards, and project delivery expertise.
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Computer Technology, or a related field
- Minimum 3 years’ experience in automation machine control, process control, or equivalent work experience in a related field
- 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 Skills/Preferences:
- Demonstrated ability to work safely
- Demonstrated expertise in one or more automation platforms, preferable Rockwell Automation Systems.
- Demonstrated expertise with Rockwell FactoryTalk Batch software.
- Demonstrated expertise in robotic and conveyor systems preferably FANUC and/or Staubli Robots.
- Significant experience and strong problem-solving skills in measurements, control (process and/or manufacturing), control systems, integration, and data.
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills
- Ability to manage people and projects to deliver a common set of objectives
- Knowledge of GMP’s and pharmaceutical manufacturing
- Knowledge in Microsoft Operating Systems,
- Knowledge in Databases
Additional Information
- Expectation that the position will be based out of Concord, North Carolina
- Monday through Friday, and some weekend/holiday may be required for project support.
- Travel: Domestic and International travel may be required, up to 25% during site start-up
Actual compensation will depend on a candidate’s education, experience, skills, and geographic location. The anticipated wage for this position is
$66,000 - $171,600
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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