Staff Engineer – SME Dryers

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🥔 Idaho, Iowa, +3 more states – Remote

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💵 $124.2k - $155.3k / year

⏰ Full Time

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📋 Description

• Serve as the enterprise subject matter expert for drying systems, with primary focus on spray drying • Provide technical leadership for spray dryers, fluid bed dryers/coolers, and associated powder handling and air handling systems • Lead technical reviews of major capital projects involving drying technologies • Serve as the final technical authority for drying-related engineering decisions • Support strategic decisions regarding drying system design, technology selection, product capability, and system optimization • Make high-quality technical decisions in ambiguous or high-risk situations • Participate in concept development, feasibility studies, and engineering design reviews; review process designs and vendor proposals • Support Operational Excellence initiatives by addressing complex performance, product quality, reliability, and capacity challenges • Build and maintain enterprise drying system design and operating standards; ensure compliance and drive adoption across the network • Establish and promote best practices for food safety and hygienic design, including contamination prevention, cleanability (CIP), allergen control, and regulatory compliance • Establish and maintain best practices related to powder hazards and risk mitigation, including dust explosion prevention, zoning/ATEX considerations, ignition source control, and safe powder handling systems • Provide technical guidance on thermal efficiency, energy consumption, sustainability, heat recovery, air system optimization, and emerging low-energy drying technologies • Establish best practices for powder quality control, including particle size distribution, bulk density, moisture, solubility, and thermal stability • Monitor and evaluate emerging drying technologies and assess their potential to improve product, cost, quality, safety, and sustainability performance

🎯 Requirements

• 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 • Demonstrated expertise in membrane system design, operation, troubleshooting and optimization • Strong understanding of dairy processing • Strong organizational and communication skills; ability to influence technical decisions across multiple facilities and stakeholder groups • Experience facilitating technical reviews and driving follow-up actions • Experience supporting capital projects • Experience implementing standards and effective change management to ensure adoption • Experience with whey processing, protein concentration, and dairy ingredient manufacturing • Experience working with leading membrane system suppliers and OEMs. • Travel Requirement: 50%

🏖️ Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Short and Long-term Disability Insurance • 401(k) with 7% company contributions • 3 weeks Paid Time Off • Paid holidays and 2 floating holidays • Paid parental leave • Advancement Opportunities • Remote work, Monday–Friday