Electrical Designer - The Toro Company

The Toro Company•Bloomington, MN

2d•$96,900 - $121,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Toro Company is seeking an Electrical Designer to provide technical leadership across programs, establish best practices, mentor the design community, and de-risk launches through early manufacturability and cost optimization. This role involves creating designs and design layouts for new electrical system concepts, new electrical products, or improvements to existing electrical products. The designer will prepare electrical schematics and wiring harness drawings, coordinate designs with project teams, and perform basic design calculations. They will also secure assistance from specialists, utilize the best available technology, support design reviews, and ensure all designed parts are manufacturable. The position requires maintaining accurate parts lists, coordinating part releases for production, and working with various engineering teams to implement changes based on customer requirements. The designer will also solve harness routing and electrical design problems and keep their supervisor informed of project status.

Requirements

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.
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.

Nice To Haves

Technical ability in math and mechanics preferable.

Responsibilities

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.
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.
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.