Eli Lilly - Indianapolis, IN
posted about 2 months ago
At Lilly, we unite caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. As part of Corporate Engineering, the Global Robotics Program (GRP) is responsible for the design, delivery, and oversight of robotic applications across all Lilly manufacturing sites globally. This role involves testing new technologies, delivering proof of concepts, designing robotic systems, and deploying site robotic systems in partnership with site resources. The Project Engineer will lead the effective deployments and Commissioning & Qualification efforts of robotic systems by collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams within manufacturing sites, quality, and other business units. The Project Engineer will work closely with vendors to solve issues, oversee Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) and Site Acceptance Testing (SAT) activities, and develop capabilities in robotics and PLC programming to troubleshoot design and functional issues at manufacturing sites or vendor locations. This position also requires the authoring and reviewing of site documentation, including test cases and design documents for assigned robotic systems. The engineer will champion safety, compliance, and quality best practices when delivering robotic systems to manufacturing sites and support GRP lab activities and application development in areas such as robotic system design, 2D and 3D vision development, and augmented/virtual reality simulation. Additionally, the Project Engineer will provide technical mentoring to Lilly engineers regarding the deployment and utilization of robotic technologies, serving as a Peer Coach to new robotics engineers in the department. The role also involves working with Global Facilities Delivery (GFD), GRP Platform Owners, and manufacturing sites to support profiling new robotic systems or technologies, as well as participating in multi-functional teams when developing new robotic systems.