Design Engineer: Autonoumous, Electric and Battery - The Toro Company

Toro - Bloomington, MN

Full-time - Mid Level

Bloomington, MN

Machinery Manufacturing

About the position

The Design Engineer position at The Toro Company focuses on the development of innovative products, specifically in the realm of autonomous-capable, electric drivetrain, hybrid, and battery-electric mowers. This role is split evenly between two primary responsibilities: 50% of the time will be dedicated to working within a small team of mechanical designers on new product development, while the other 50% will involve maintenance and cost improvements of existing products. The engineer will be responsible for creating designs and layouts for new product concepts, ensuring that all engineering designs meet market, safety, quality, performance, reliability, and durability requirements. This includes preparing design layouts, coordinating with other team members, and conducting necessary design calculations such as gear pulley ratios and weight distribution. In addition to design responsibilities, the engineer will also secure assistance from consultants or internal specialists, conduct team design reviews, and ensure that all parts designed can be manufactured. The role requires maintaining accurate lists of parts created and coordinating the release of parts for production, whether for prototypes or final production. The engineer will work closely with design engineers, manufacturing engineers, and test engineers to determine necessary changes to meet customer requirements and will be expected to solve design problems and coordinate documentation to implement changes in a timely manner. CADD will be utilized as necessary for project-related work, and the engineer will keep their supervisor informed of project status and any issues that may require assistance.

Responsibilities

• Create designs and design layouts for new product concepts, new products or improvements to existing products.
• Ensure engineering design for new products and improved products meet market, safety, quality, performance, reliability, durability requirements of the customer.
• Prepare design layouts and coordinate designs with others assigned to the project to ensure integration of the design.
• Responsible for basic design calculations such as gear pulley ratios, MPH, rpm's, and weight distribution.
• Secure assistance of consultants or internal specialists i.e. CAE analysis support engineers, manufacturing engineers, and/or vendor experts.
• Use the best technology available in each and every area of design.
• Conduct team design reviews, safety reviews and cost and manufacturing reviews.
• Assure that all parts designed can be manufactured.
• Maintain accurate lists of parts created.
• Coordinate or help to coordinate the release of parts for production whether for prototypes or final production.
• Work with design engineers, manufacturing engineers, test engineers and others to determine changes which are needed to meet customer requirements.
• Solve design problems.
• Coordinate the required documentation to assure that the changes are implemented on a timely basis.
• Utilize CADD as necessary to do project related work.
• Keep supervisor informed of project status and issues that may require assistance.

Requirements

• Degree from an accredited technical school (2 year course) or greater.
• 2 years of experience in Instructional Design and/or Learning Experience Design.
• Experience with CADD required; SAP, Creo, Windchill preferred.
• Demonstrates strong systems and process thinking.
• Able to build and maintain effective relationships.
• Ability to have a positive, solution-focused, and professional attitude.
• Ability to quickly establish credibility and rapport with others.
• Clear and effective verbal communication.
• Exhibits creativity and is forward-thinking in solving problems.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Takes initiative, is self-directed, and results driven.
• Ability to maintain an active/valid driver's license for possible domestic travel up to 0%-10% for team collaborations and prototype builds at alternate facilities.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Affordable and top-tier medical/dental/vision plan
• 401k
• Complimentary use of onsite fitness facility
• Mental health and financial health resources
• 20 hours of paid time to volunteer in the community
• Access to pay early with the One@Work app