ACS Group is a privately held company that designs and manufactures comprehensive lines of auxiliary products for the plastics processing industry. ACS Group maintains an expansive product line, which includes size reduction equipment (granulators and shredders), material conveying equipment, metering and blending devices, heat exchangers (mold temperature control units and chillers), drying systems, and presses. These products are marketed under such recognizable brand names as AEC, Sterling, Cumberland, Wabash and Carver.
Manufacturing facilities are located in New Berlin, Wisconsin and Wabash, Indiana with a third facility located Suzhou, China to handle the needs of the Asian market.
A successful candidate will be responsible for:
Handle all mechanical aspects of design for the products, including generating drawings and bills of materials
Provide quotes for design and development of mechanical systems, and redesign of existing systems to meet the customer needs
Communicate with customers/sales to develop mechanical specification
Interface with Electrical Group to integrate PLC control
Work with manufacturing to ensure product manufacturability and troubleshoot floor problems
Follow through on field tests and develop new ideas as suggested by the results of the tests
Act as technical support for the sales team
Other duties as assigned
BSME and 2-5 years of design and project management experience or combination of internships and co-ops
Design experience, including creating drawings and bills of materials
Quoting (including scope of work) experience
Design for manufacturability experience
Ability to develop and make presentations to customers and company management
Communication Skills with an emphasis on working with all departments in the business unit
Ability to work in a cross-functional team environment
Experience with CAD systems, such as Solid Works
Computer Literate with experience in the Microsoft Office Suite