Full-Time

Project Architect

Posted on 10/31/2025

Disher

Disher

51-200 employees

Product development, talent, and business consulting

No salary listed

Grand Rapids, MI, USA + 1 more

More locations: Kalamazoo, MI, USA

Hybrid

Category
Architecture & Civil Engineering (9)
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Required Skills
AutoCAD
Graphic Design
Requirements
  • 8+ years of related architectural experience.
  • Professional degree in Architecture.
  • Licensure preferred, or on track to take licensure exams.
  • Experience preparing project specifications; familiarity with Deltek Spec Point or Masterspec is a plus.
  • Comprehensive understanding of how buildings go together and the ability to communicate that knowledge graphically through detailed plans, sections, and construction details.
  • Proficiency in Revit, AutoCAD, and other design software, with a passion for leveraging technology to improve outcomes.
  • Strong technical knowledge of building systems, materials, and construction methods, with experience leading documentation teams and coordinating with consultants.
  • Excellent communication skills, including the ability to explain complex technical concepts and the rationale behind design decisions.
  • Commitment to continuous learning and improvement, both personally and for the team, especially in technical skills and professional growth.
  • Collaborative mindset—willingness to work across disciplines and embrace the unique value each team member brings.
  • Curiosity and openness to learning and applying the studio’s human-centered design philosophy.
  • Ability to check your ego at the door, listen deeply to clients and colleagues, and build authentic relationships based on trust and respect.
  • Excitement about the intersection of technical expertise and human-centered design, seeing yourself as a bridge between vision and reality.
  • Eagerness to teach and develop processes that make the entire team stronger and more effective.
Responsibilities
  • Collaborate from day one with a multidisciplinary team of interior designers, architects, and graphic designers, ensuring every project benefits from diverse perspectives and expertise.
  • Engage directly with clients and team members to design with people, not just for them—creating spaces that foster happiness, health, and connection.
  • Organize and inspire the team to produce high-quality, effective design and construction documents, leveraging each member’s unique strengths.
  • Lead the technical development of projects, translating creative vision into detailed, buildable solutions through comprehensive drawings and specifications.
  • Communicate the “why” behind design decisions, fostering understanding and buy-in from both team members and project stakeholders.
  • Develop and refine studio processes, standards, and templates to support quality and efficiency across all projects.
  • Mentor and teach others, helping team members grow their technical skills and understanding of how buildings come together.
  • Participate in a collaborative studio environment where every project is approached as a unique opportunity.
  • Contribute to a culture of optimism, hospitality, and creative exploration, supporting the studio’s core values in every interaction.

Disher provides product development, talent attraction, and business consulting to help Fortune 500 companies, suppliers, and inventors bring high-impact products to market. Its team partners with clients to discover, design, engineer, and manufacture products and services, and to recruit talent and address broader business needs. It serves multiple industries—including automotive, office furniture, alternative energy, consumer, agribusiness, industrial, and medical—through offices in Michigan and Indiana and serves clients locally, nationally, and globally. Its goal is to improve performance, productivity, and profits by turning concepts into market-ready solutions and building the teams and processes that sustain growth.

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Zeeland, Michigan

Founded

2000

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • 25-year milestone in 2025 drives national scalability with $24.8M revenue.
  • THIRA partnership expands AMR to U.S. slopes, drains, HACCP factories.
  • Talent solutions fill 100+ engineering roles amid skilled workforce shortages.

What critics are saying

  • THIRA pivots to Siemens/ABB, stripping DISHER's AMR exclusivity in 18 months.
  • Fortune 500 clients internalize integration, ending repeat revenue in 24 months.
  • Big Tech poaches Michigan engineers, spiking DISHER labor costs in 6 months.

What makes Disher unique

  • DISHER integrates THIRA Robotics' L300 AMR for food factories at Automate 2024.
  • ESOP structure aligns 130 experts' incentives with client success since 2000.
  • Value Analysis/Engineering optimizes costs across automotive to medical sectors.

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Benefits

Professional Development Budget

Flexible Work Hours

401(k) Company Match

Health Insurance

Paid Vacation

Mental Health Support

Wellness Program

Remote Work Options

Paid Sick Leave

Paid Holidays

Employee Discounts

Company Social Events

Company News

PR Newswire
Apr 22nd, 2024
Thira Robotics And Disher Provide Practical Solutions To U.S. Manufacturing Challenges At Automate 2024

THIRA ROBOTICS will showcase their new L300 model, to provide production benefits to food and beverage factories.SEOUL, South Korea, April 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- THIRA ROBOTICS — the AMR subsidiary of THiRA-UTECH — and DISHER — a U.S.-based solution engineering innovator and system integrator—announced their 2024 AUTOMATE exhibition. Live demonstrations of THIRA's newest solution for food and beverage facilities, the L300, will take place at booth #4055 alongside their line of second-generation units. Both teams will head to Chicago from May 6th - 9th for the conference."The L300 is a model specifically designed for food factories," said THIRA ROBOTICS' CEO Peter Kim. The L300 can operate accurately and stably even on slippery and highly reflective floors, making it the optimal solution for food factories that conduct frequent water cleaning."DISHER Technical Automation lead, Shawn O'Farrell furthered, "The L300 can autonomously navigate on sloped factory floors and around drains, which are rough environments due to water drainage. It is made of stainless steel that does not rust, allowing it to be used in HACCP-certified factories." The solution is currently in use at CJ Food's factory, successfully automating their production.THIRA ROBOTICS' L300 model made its global debut in March at MODEX 2024. The L300 received an explosive response and an overwhelming number of inquiries from customers at the exhibition

PR Newswire
Feb 22nd, 2024
Bdmt Global And Disher Partner To Provide Practical Solutions To U.S. Manufacturing Challenges At Modex 2024

Featuring Success Cases from the Hyundai Transys and Second-Generation AMR Innovator; THIRA ROBOTICSBOSTON, Feb. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- BDMT Global — a five-time award-winning global business development and marketing firm — and DISHER — a U.S.-based solution engineering innovator and system integrator — announced a partnership to co-host an educational seminar at MODEX 2024. The session will detail installs of integrated solutions and how to automate facilities. The presentation is on March 11, at 2:30 pm in the Emerging Technologies Theater.DISHER"In U.S. facilities, there is a void for a skilled workforce, especially around automation. While countries like S

PR Newswire
Oct 17th, 2023
S. Korean Automation Innovator Partners With Disher To Bring Second Gen-Amr To The U.S.

THIRA ROBOTICS and the U.S. system integrator's collaboration will expand automation use cases to environments previously considered unfit for automation.SEOUL, South Korea, Oct. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- THIRA ROBOTICS—the AMR subsidiary of THiRA-UTECH—signed a MOU with U.S.-based solution engineering innovator and system integrator, DISHER. The agreement begins their joint effort to bring second-generation AMR to facilities with complex conditions that were previously considered unfit for automation. DISHER will travel to S. Korea from October 18-19 for a high-profile event sponsored by the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) and is invited to establish another MOU with the Korea Association of Robot Industry to facilitate more strategic industry collaboration between the two nations.THIRA's second-generation AMRs navigate imperfect floors, indoor/outdoor areas, chaotic spaces, elevators, and slopes

MITechNews
Sep 19th, 2021
DISHER hired Joe on Jan 1st 13'.

In 2013, Joe joined DISHER as a Manufacturing and Quality Engineer serving in project management, process development, automation, design, manufacturing, and quality.

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