After completing his PhD, Ackeret worked at Escher Wyss AG in Zurich as Chief Engineer of Hydraulics, where he applied, with great success, modern aerodynamics to the design of turbines.
După terminarea doctoratului, Ackeret a lucrat la Escher Wyss AG din Zürich ca inginer hidraulic șef, aplicând, cu un mare succes, tehnici moderne de aerodinamică în proiectarea de turbine.