Senior Staff Engineer, Spray Drying Systems (Remote)

Agropur, inc.

Lake Norden (SD)

On-site

USD 124,000 - 155,000

Full time

7 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) with company contributions

Paid time off and holidays

Parental leave

Job summary

Agropur, inc. is seeking a Staff Engineer - SME Dryers to join our drying systems group. You will act as the enterprise subject matter expert for drying technologies, with emphasis on spray drying, and provide technical leadership for related equipment across the network.

You will guide design reviews, set engineering standards, and address process performance, product quality, and safety concerns to optimize energy use and system reliability in a dairy-processing context.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering (ChE preferred).
10+ years experience in membrane system process engineering and/or capital project development/execution.
Experience developing technical standards and specifications.

Responsibilities

Serve as enterprise SME for drying systems with focus on spray drying.
Provide technical leadership for spray dryers, fluid bed dryers/coolers, and powder/air handling systems.
Lead technical reviews of major capital projects involving drying technologies.
Be the final technical authority for drying-related engineering decisions.
Support strategic decisions on drying system design, technology selection, and optimization.
Make high-quality technical decisions in ambiguous/high-risk situations.
Participate in concept development, feasibility studies, and design reviews.