Electrical Designer - The Toro Company

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Who Are We?     

The Toro Company is a homegrown, Minnesota-based company that has been in business since 1914. We pride ourselves on providing world-class equipment to help maintain the environment that we love, while putting an emphasis on giving back to the communities that surround us. From residential lawns and gardens, to venues such as St Andrews Links and Target Field, we are a company with a global footprint and a passion for helping people beautify whatever landscape they may be in. With 100 years of operation under our belt and a healthy tenure, come find out what makes The Toro Company the best place in the Twin Cities to build a career. 

Job Purpose:

Provide technical leadership across programs; establish best practices, mentor the design

community, and de-risk launches through early manufacturability and cost optimization.

What Will You Do?  

Create designs and design layouts for new electrical system concepts, new electrical products, or improvements to existing electrical products.

• Create engineering design for new and improved electrical routings or products which meet market, safety, quality, performance, reliability, durability requirements of the customer.

• Prepare electrical schematics and wiring harness drawings.  Coordinate designs with others assigned to the project to ensure integration of the design into the machine model.
• Responsible for basic design calculations relating to current, voltage, power, temperature, heat buildup, bend radius and mounting locations.

• Secure assistance of consultants or internal specialists, i.e. Electrical, Mechanical and/or Manufacturing engineers and vendor experts.

• Use the best technology available in each and every area of design.
• Support team design reviews, safety reviews and cost and manufacturing reviews.
• Assure that all parts designed are manufacturable.

• Maintain accurate lists of parts created.  Coordinate or help to coordinate the release of parts for production whether for prototypes or final production. Components may include solid state devices, switches, sensors, solenoids, actuators and other special assemblies.
• Work with design engineers, manufacturing engineers, test engineers and others to determine changes which are needed to meet customer requirements.  Solve harness routing and electrical design problems.  Coordinate the required documentation to assure that the changes are implemented on a timely basis.
• Keep supervisor informed of project status and issues that may require assistance.

Related Duties:

• Enter and maintain documentation in SAP
• Use Arcadia to document the system architecture and Creo Cabling to create harness routing
• Assist manufacturing/assembly during prototype, pilot, and production. 
• Perform follow-up on engineering.
• Prepare prototypes to assure needs are met for sales, marketing, manuals, packaging, service, manufacturing and QC reference.
• Document potential patentable ideas.
• Keep informed of new design, manufacturing and materials developments.
• Perform miscellaneous duties as may be requested.

What Do You Need?

• Graduate of an accredited technical school for design and drafting (two-year course) combined with a minimum of five years of experience in electrical or electronics design. -- OR --
• Graduate of an accredited university or college with a Bachelor of Science degree in an engineering related technology (ex. Electrical, Mechanical, Automotive, Manufacturing, or Design) with a minimum of three years of experience in electrical or electronics design.
• Skills/Competencies:  Computer Aided Design (CAD); Performance Analysis; Reading Blueprints/Diagrams; Test Execution; Technical Specification Design.
• Demonstrated ability to independently accomplish duties and responsibilities as listed.
• Demonstrated the ability to identify and sort out relevant information.
• Technical ability in math and mechanics preferable.

Other Job-Related Components:

• Responsible as the design leader in the development of the electrical system in various machine families or attachments.
• Able to work independently on problems of moderate scope.
• Travel to test sites, vendors, manufacturing facilities, customers and others, as required.
• May give work direction to electrical technicians, associate designers, and drafters.

What Can We Give You? 

At The Toro Company, we are always working to make sure our employees know just how valued they are. In addition to a competitive salary, an affordable and top tier medical/dental/vision plan, 401k, and many other great benefits - The Toro company offers employees at our Bloomington, MN

HQ location a variety of perks, including:  

• Dress for your day - We know you're more productive when you're comfortable, which is why TTC employees are encouraged to take advantage of our casual, corporate environment.  

• Location – Conveniently located near both St. Paul and Minneapolis, we are centrally located for most commuters!  

• Food - Take advantage of our onsite café, which serves both breakfast and lunch. With a Caribou Coffee attached, you can grab a snack and a coffee at any time during your day.  

• Wellness - The Toro Company’s HQ offers complimentary use of our onsite fitness facility to employees. In addition to physical wellbeing, TTC offers a variety of mental health and financial health resources to all employees.  

• Volunteerism - The Toro Company is proud to provide employees 20 hours of paid time to volunteer in the community.  

• Summer Hours – Enjoy a flexible schedule during the summer! By working a little more during the first few days of the week, TTC employees at our Bloomington HQ are able to start their weekends early and leave by noon on Friday.  
• Competitive Salary – The pay range takes into account skills, experience, education, and location. It is not common to be hired at or near the top of the range; compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the annual pay range is between ​$96,900- ​$121,000 Cash compensation is one piece of our competitive total rewards package. You may be eligible to participate in an incentive program, which rewards employees based on individual and organizational performance. Eligibility and award amounts are determined by company policy and performance metrics. If you need to, you can access your pay early with the dailypay app.  

At The Toro Company, we are committed to fostering a secure and trustworthy recruitment experience for our applicants. Recruitment fraud is a growing concern for job seekers, so please be aware that throughout our recruitment process, you’ll never be required to pay any fees or disclose personal financial details when applying to TTC opportunities. All legitimate job opportunities must be applied for directly through our official careers page at jobs.thetorocompany.com or via Workday, our applicant tracking system. 

The Toro Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider all qualified applicants based on merit and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military service, or other non-merit factors. We are committed to creating a welcoming environment for all employees.

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