Electrical Systems Engineer - The Toro Company

The Toro Company•Bloomington, MN

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Join an exciting team working to advance electrified, automated, and smart connected products within The Toro Company’s Landscapes and Contractor Engineering Division, driving system level electrification, hybrid-electric, and controls solutions across electromechanical products. This role is the nexus between mechanical, electrical, software, marketing, and systems, translating customer needs into functional designs and production-ready platforms with system architecture, safety and requirements-driven development of electronic and electrified systems and products. In the Landscapes and Contractor Group, we take pride in being an industry leader in developing turf care products for residential and commercial customers under the Toro, Exmark, and Spartan brands. Our teams strive to create innovative, productive, and reliable products while partnering with world-class employees that bring passion to their everyday work. The Toro Corporation truly values its employees with employee development and advancement opportunities.

Requirements

B.S. or M.S. Degree in Electrical, Mechatronics, or related Engineering field from an ABET accredited university required.
Engineer III- 5-7 years of experience in consumer or industrial product development of electro-mechanical or electronically controlled systems, with a demonstrated high level of competency in bringing electrical, electronic, or electrified systems and products from concept through to production.
Engineer IV-8+ years of experience in consumer or industrial product development of electro-mechanical or electronically controlled systems, with a demonstrated high level of competency in bringing electrical, electronic, or electrified systems and products from concept through to production.
Demonstrated experience in system-level controls & electrification development: requirements, power distribution, safety, diagnostics, and verification.
Demonstrated experience debugging firmware/software for motors and machines.
Demonstrated ability to analyze and troubleshoot vehicle electrical systems using machine schematics, meters, oscilloscopes and data acquisition equipment.
Demonstrated experience mentoring coworkers.
Demonstrated strong collaboration skills, including ability to translate cross-functionally to converge on feasible, valuable solutions.
Demonstrated technical competency, ability to identify and reduce risk, drive clarity, meet timelines, and apply strong engineering judgment to open ended situations to achieve project outcomes.
Highly competent oral and written communication skills, in English.
Results-driven and action-oriented; self-motivated, positive and energetic.
Strong problem solving skills.
Strong process orientation and drive for continuous improvement.
Desire to work in a fast paced, challenging, and evolving environment with a team-first mindset.
Demonstrated creative, fast‑fail learner who documents tradeoffs and iterates quickly.
Ability to multitask and manage multiple simultaneous projects of various complexities and size.

Nice To Haves

Experience with CAN or similar communication protocols preferred.
Experience with functional safety concepts, standards, and documentation practices preferred.
Demonstrated motor controls experience.
Experience with Li-ion battery development and machine integration preferred.
Experience working with NRTL’s to achieve regulatory approvals preferred.
Experience designing using EMI/EMC fundamentals preferred.
Leadership experience within product development teams preferred.
Experience designing for environmental sealing preferred.
Demonstrated mechanical design experience and proficiency.
Experience using CAD/modeling workflows and interpreting mechanical tradeoffs preferred.
Experience with Matlab/Simulink, NI LabVIEW, or other model-based design tools preferred.
Demonstrated experience developing firmware/software for motors and machines.

Responsibilities

Provide technical ownership for electrical and controls systems at the machine and platform level, including requirements, architectures, interfaces, diagnostics, and verification plans.
Lead definition of system requirements, interfaces, diagnostics strategies, and verification plans across electromechanical products.
Architect, select, and integrate system components (motors, inverters, batteries, chargers, sensors, switches, and harnesses) to meet performance, durability, manufacturability, safety, and cost targets.
Develop and tune controls systems for machine applications, including motors, actuators, and power-stage electronics, in close collaboration with firmware/software teams.
Drive system definition activities including architecture specifications, functional decomposition, and traceability from stakeholder needs to hardware and software interfaces.
Lead system‑level verification and validation activities using schematics, oscilloscopes, meters, DAQ systems, simulation tools, and data analysis to confirm performance, durability, and reliability targets are met.
Lead definition and documentation of functional safety concepts, safety functions, and performance allocations in partnership with safety, legal, and regulatory stakeholders.
Coordinate and facilitate product and platform‑level risk assessments, including hazard identification, risk evaluation, and mitigation strategy development.
Support compliance activities in partnership with regulatory teams and external labs for EMC, safety, and functional safety requirements.
Serve as a technical integrator across electrical, mechanical, software, controls, and safety disciplines to ensure aligned system behavior and design intent throughout the product lifecycle.
Operate as the technical nexus between mechanical, electrical, software, marketing, systems, and other groups to align solutions with customer needs and program objectives.
Lead and contribute to concept development, feasibility studies, and production launch activities within cross‑functional teams.
Lead hands‑on prototyping, instrumentation, and integration of electrical, mechanical, and software systems to evaluate concepts and mature designs.
Execute fast‑fail experiments and structured testing to quickly learn, iterate, and reduce technical risk.
Provide technical mentoring and peer guidance to engineers across disciplines, strengthening systems thinking, requirements quality, and safety‑driven design practices.
Identify emerging technologies, develop innovative concepts and product proposals aimed at meeting targeted market requirements or addressing distinct customer challenges.
Support development with model based tools (e.g., MATLAB/Simulink, LabVIEW) to develop control algorithms, simulations, and HIL/SIL validation.
Support existing products through troubleshooting, debugging, root cause analysis, and product improvement initiatives.
Create and maintain high‑quality technical documentation including system requirements, DFMEAs, test plans, and design review materials.
Collaborate with the Legal team regarding possible patent initiatives and strategies to minimize liability.
Occasionally travel to test sites, suppliers, distributors, customers, manufacturing facilities, and others as required.
Provide day‑to‑day technical guidance to junior engineers and collaborate effectively with suppliers.