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Principal Automation Integration Engineer - API Network

at Eli Lilly

📍 US, Indianapolis IN Onsite 💰 $66K – $171K USD / year Posted April 03, 2026
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Position Details

Salary $66K – $171K USD / year
Type Full-Time
Experience senior
Exp. Years 3+ years
Education Bachelor's degree in engineering (e.g. ChemE, ME, EE, CS, IE, etc)
Category Engineering (Non-Software)

About this role

Principal Automation Integration Engineer – API Network focuses on enabling data flow between Manufacturing Science, Quality, Engineering, and Operations by leveraging process automation technologies, data historians, and MES integrations across Lilly’s API network.

Key Responsibilities

  • Project management and technical leadership of central automation platform delivery for major capital projects
  • Develop and maintain integrated schedule
  • System integrator for data utilization and analytics
  • Ensure automation integration requirements delivered and tested
  • Lead regular system delivery meetings

Technical Overview

Expertise in data historians (OSI PI), HMI/SCADA, MES integration, API network design, cybersecurity, batch control; familiarity with Rockwell/Emerson DeltaV and pharma automation platforms; travel up to 20% and heavy deployments during commissioning.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a senior automation integration engineer with 3+ years of process automation and data integration, strong knowledge of data historians (OSI PI), HMI/SCADA, and MES integration, plus experience with pharma/GMP environments and vendor platforms.

Must-Have Skills

Bachelor's degree in engineering (ChemEMEEECSIEetc)Minimum 3 years of experience in process automation and data integrationPrior project management and technical leadership experience on large projects

Nice-to-Have Skills

Knowledge of ISE S95 and S88Experience with pharma or GMP industryValidated systems experienceRockwell DeltaV/Emerson; PharmaSuite; SyncadeOSI PI Data Historians

Tools & Platforms

OSI PI Data HistoriansRockwell AutomationEmerson DeltaVPMX/PharmaSuiteSyncade

Required Skills

Bachelor's degree in engineering3+ years process automation and data integrationdata historianshmi/scadames integrationapi networkcyber securityrockwell/deltaV/pharmaSuite/syncade/osi pi

Hard Skills

Automation integrationAPI networksData historiansHMI/SCADAMES integrationRobust data integrationIT/Automation integrationISE S95S88 principlesRockwell AutomationEmerson DeltaVPMX/PharmaSuiteSyncadeOSI PI Data HistoriansCyber securityBatch control

Soft Skills

project managementstakeholder managementcultural adaptabilityleadership

Industry & Role

Industry Healthcare & Medical
Job Function Lead automation integration for capital projects and data flow across Lilly manufacturing sites
Role Subtype Process Control Engineer
Tech Domains Process Control, Industrial Automation

Keywords for Your Resume

automation integrationapi networkdata historianshma scadamesdata integrationpharmavalidationcyber securityrockwell automationemerson deltaVpmx/pharmasuitesyncadeosi pi data historiansitifit/automation integrationapi integrationhmi/scadames integrationpharmasuiteosi pi

Deal Breakers

Lack of 3+ years in process automation/data integration, No pharma/GMP experience, Inability to work on-site in Indianapolis

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