Undergrad Engineering Full Time

At Lilly, we unite caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. We are a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Our employees around the world work to discover and bring life-changing medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and management of disease, and give back to our communities through philanthropy and volunteerism. We give our best effort to our work, and we put people first. We’re looking for people who are determined to make life better for people around the world.

Engineers at Lilly are responsible for: 

• Operating and maintaining manufacturing, utility, and automation systems in compliance with US and global regulations 

• Searching for and implementing continuous improvements 
• Managing capital projects (including design, construction, and start-up) 

• Designing and developing drug delivery systems 

• Designing and developing drug manufacturing processes (including scale-up and commercialization) 

• Designing and developing waste reduction and energy minimization processes 

• Designing and developing safety systems and environmental controls 

• Transportation, Distribution, and warehouse analysis and optimization 

The roles are entry level staff engineering associate positions in our manufacturing and development organizations. Each engineer will actively contribute to the organization by building or solving complex opportunities that we face in the pharmaceutical industry. Engineers play critical roles by creating solutions for Eli Lilly and Company. 

Position titles include but are not limited to Plant Engineer, Process Engineer, Project Engineer, Development Engineer, Automation and/or Control Engineer, and are available in manufacturing and development areas supporting: 

• Engineering Technical Center - (Process, Automation, Digital Manufacturing, Facilities) 

• Parenteral Products (injectable)   

• Facilities/Utilities Engineering   

• Drug Substance Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (small molecule, large   molecule, peptides) 

• Device Manufacturing or Assembly and Packaging   

• Global Packaging and Robotics   

• Global Facilities Delivery  

A plant engineer at Lilly makes a significant difference in the quality and efficiency of our facilities. The scope of involvement may include utility systems such as water, power, heating and cooling, air filtration, and building or room structures. A plant engineer supports facilities such as manufacturing sites, development laboratories or pilot plants, and administrative offices. The responsibilities of a plant engineer include: project administration for capital improvements, facility maintenance and reliability, and utility support. Additionally, a plant engineer collaborates with multidisciplinary project teams consisting of process engineers, skilled craftspeople, utility operators, contractors, design firms, and equipment suppliers. 

A project engineer at Lilly is integral for maintaining and improving our facilities. A project engineer leads capital projects from initial concept to implementation. They interact with customers to develop the project scope, plan implementation and qualification/validation. The project engineer is also responsible for the project's budget, timeline, and objectives. 

A process engineer at Lilly is critical to continually improving the processes by which we manufacture our products. A process engineer is responsible for a specific aspect of the manufacturing process, monitoring and assessing its performance and capacity.  They interact with maintenance personnel, operations personnel, technical service representatives, quality control representatives, and plant engineers to analyze issues, improve processes and control systems, renovate existing equipment, and specify new equipment. In addition, a process engineer contributes to safety, quali