Principal Process Engineer, Lilly Medicine Foundry

At Lilly, the work is demanding because patients are waiting. We unite caring with discovery to help make life better for people around the world, knowing that every decision, every detail, and every day matters. Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, our over 50,000 employees around the globe take on complex challenges to discover and deliver life-changing medicines, strengthen how health is understood and managed, and support the communities we serve. This is hard, urgent, selfless work—but it’s work worth doing. If you’re driven by purpose and ready to bring your best to work that truly matters for patients, we invite you to join us.

Process Engineering - Engineer - R1

Summary

As a Process Engineering Engineer at the entry level, you contribute critical technical input to technology transfer and product launch efforts, collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure processes meet cGMP and regulatory standards while safeguarding safety and compliance. You design and revise manufacturing equipment to support new or existing processes, balancing project needs with long-term maintenance and sustainability. Your work rests on solid process understanding, strategic decision making, and a focus on quality and compliance, delivering reliable, repeatable results that enable smooth transitions from development to production. This role anchors precise execution within defined methods, driving early-stage impact on projects and teams while expanding your technical influence locally.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide process engineering input to cross-functional teams during technology transfer and product launches.
• Partner with quality and regulatory teams to ensure engineering activities meet cGMP and regulatory requirements, owning safety and compliance outcomes.
• Design or revise manufacturing equipment to meet project and regulatory needs, ensuring long-term sustainability.
• Coordinate cross-functional communication across engineering, manufacturing, quality, safety, and supply chain to align goals and resolve issues promptly.
• Optimize existing manufacturing processes to drive positive business impact, safety, yield, quality, and cycle-time improvements.
• Integrate safety principles into all engineering activities to promote a safe manufacturing environment.
• Prepare and maintain detailed technical documentation, including specifications, validation reports, and presentations supporting manufacturing processes.
• Apply engineering fundamentals and predictive modeling to deliver technical solutions that improve product, process, or facility outcomes.

Core Capabilities

• Under close guidance, applies established processes to analyze and optimize manufacturing steps.
• Makes timely, information-based choices affecting specific projects with a focus on practical impact.
• Partners with quality/regulatory teams to ensure engineering work aligns with cGMP and safety standards.
• Clearly shares technical input with cross-functional peers, inviting input and building working relationships.
• Contributes to project plans, tracks milestones, and ensures deliverables meet regulatory and project requirements.

Preferred Capabilities

• Familiarity with analyzing data to inform process improvements and troubleshooting.
• Exposure to engineering drawings and CAD workflows to support retrofit or design tasks.
• Awareness of process safety fundamentals to help identify risk and safe operating practices.
• Experience spotting patterns in process data to anticipate deviations and optimize performance.

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