Sr. Principal Process Engineer – Environmental Control

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Lilly is currently constructing an advanced manufacturing facility for production of API (Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient) molecules located in Lebanon, IN. This facility is Lilly’s largest investment in manufacturing capacity and is intended to provide APIs for current and future products, including new modalities. This is a unique opportunity to be a part of the startup team for a greenfield manufacturing site, and the successful candidate will help to build the processes and facility to enable a successful startup into GMP manufacturing operations.

We are seeking a Principal Process Engineer for Environmental Control (ECU) to support the API manufacturing business in Lebanon. The Principal Process Engineer will be responsible for tank farm operations, solvent recovery systems, and air emissions systems. This engineering role is core to delivering our product pipeline across batch and continuous API production and development.

Responsibilities

Facility Start-Up:

• Provide engineering support to the Global Facility Delivery Team (Lilly’s Global Large Scale Capital Delivery Team) with a strong focus on right first time and on schedule facility start-up (e.g. design reviews, process safety assessments, user requirements, C&Q support, unit operation shakedown and startup, facility operational readiness).
• Define and own relevant aspects of the overall integrated operational readiness plan (e.g. SOP development, maintenance strategy, automation optimization, pre-startup safety reviews, alarm requirements, performance qualification requirements/protocol development, etc.).
• Own the qualified state of equipment for respective area of responsibility.
• Develop and implement unit operation and equipment control strategy to sustain and optimize ECU systems in support of manufacturing operations.
• Support initial operations training requirements as the equipment and area SME.

Facility Operations:

• Provide engineering support in ECU operations through application of chemical and/or mechanical engineering fundamentals.
• Monitor, assess and document equipment performance to maintain ongoing qualification.
• Develop and maintain the basis of safety for equipment as required.
• Integrate mechanistic modelling, process simulation and analysis into current and future processes to enhance process understanding and control.
• Identify and implement continuous improvement opportunities related to equipment and processes as core member of cross-functional process team.
• Utilize root cause analysis techniques to investigate process and equipment issues and deliver robust and sustainable corrective and preventative actions.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Chemical, Biochemical preferred).
• 7+ years of relevant experience in manufacturing operations (prefer chemical or pharmaceutical).
• 3+ years’ experience working in Process Safety Management (PSM) regulated environment (distillation preferred).

Additional Skills/Preferences

• Deep technical interest and understanding in the field of chemical engineering.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a process team consisting of a diverse group of management, production, science and engineering professionals.
• Creativity to identify improvement opportunities and the tenacity/initiative to see them implemented.
• Guidance/mentoring of others through processes.
• Flexibility to meet business needs.