Who Are We?

Have you ever gone into a grocery store or convenience store for things like milk, bagged salads, or frozen pizza? The coolers and freezers you find those and other food products in are what we do!! Zero Zone is a manufacturer of reach-in and open refrigerated and frozen food display cases as well as the refrigeration systems that work behind the scenes to cool the cases, keeping the food fresh! We also make powerful industrial refrigeration systems for food warehousing, pharmaceuticals, and even ice rinks!

Our company is structured across 2 divisions – the Display Case Division, located in North Prairie, WI, Waukesha, WI, Pewaukee, WI and Mukwonago, WI and the Refrigeration Systems Division, located in Ramsey, MN and Dyersville, IA.

What Are We Like?

At Zero Zone, you will be a valued member of the Zero Zone team, able to take ownership of your own career path. We believe in hard work, teamwork, collaboration, and respect, and we have grown through dedication to our mission: “To exceed customer expectations through innovation, quality, and responsiveness.” For over 60 years, we have been a leader in refrigeration, and our people are well known for exceptional customer service. We also believe we are the COOLEST coworkers (pun intended)! This is an opportunity for you to make a difference in the refrigeration industry with one of the top leading manufacturers in the country! Come grow with us!!

What Can We Offer You?

• Vacation and Personal Hours (after only 30 days!)
• Competitive Wages
• Comprehensive Benefits Package (medical, dental, vision, life insurance, STD, LTD, AD&D, FSA, EAP)
• 401k and Profit Sharing
• 10 Paid Holidays
• Flexible Schedules
• Casual Dress Code
• Wellness Programs and Incentives
• Steel Toe Reimbursement
• Holidays parties, company lunches, and free coffee
• One-time Home Computer Reimbursement
• And more!

What Will You Do?

The Project Engineer will lead and work collaboratively from our North Prairie, WI facility with fellow team members to execute project deliverables for all product life-cycle requirements. This position encompasses mechanical design primarily for sheet metal and plastics processes, incorporates electrical and commercial refrigeration components integrated into assembly, part, and ERP documents, and has frequent collaborating opportunities with teams in Process Design, Sourcing, Product Marketing, and Production. The following are the essential duties and responsibilities you can expect to do:

• Lead/define product development systems and elements to influence marketing specifications, commercialize designs based on those specifications, and match process to ROI/volume constraints:
  • Design, layout, evaluation, and documentation of mechanical and electro-mechanical systems utilizing 3D CAD and other digital analysis tools
  • Work collaboratively with fellow team members to carry out small to medium projects (1wk to 1yr duration), on time, and within budget
  • Work with R&D Laboratory for proper design validation and reliability testing
  • Work with vendors/sourcing to select and implement appropriate manufacturing processes to ensure cost-effective, robust products that meet the product requirements
  • Understand and institutionalize the critical interactions and design characteristics which ensure robust system performance
  • Manage/execute to multiple simultaneous projects and priorities
• Provide/lead technical guidance and direction to CR/CO team/process
• Create/manage multiple component items and product structures in Zero Zone’s manufacturing systems (PDM, IFS)
• Lead/mentor project team members by communicating design goals through project planning and timely update meetings along with institutionalizing information in project planning and/or engineering guidelines

What Are We Looking For?

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required of you in this position:

• BSME, BSMET, or equivalent in mechanical engineering and engineering technology
• 5+ years design experience in mechanical design, systems and products integrating sheet metal, net-shape, and COTS components
• Demonstrated experiential successes with engineering projects, patents, and other professional achievements and recognition

You also have some technical requirements in this position:

• Sheet metal, weldment, plastic extrusions, molded plastic, and cast metal parts
• Material finishes including stainless, paint, powder coating, and anodizing
• Electromechanical assemblies, electrical packaging, and wire harnesses
• 3D Cad modeling in SolidWorks or equivalent
• Design for Manufacturability
• Tolerance Stack-ups
• Statics and Dynamics
• Thermodynamics and heat transfer
• Strengths of materials preferably including FEA

Apply Now!

Zero Zone, Inc.

Please explore our website to learn more about our company and to view our highly engineered products. www.zero-zone.com