Electrical Product Safety Engineer - The Toro Company

About this role

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of a school/employment or any other visa, regardless of expiration date, now or in the future.

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 an average employee tenure of 15 years, come find out what makes The Toro Company the best place in the Twin Cities to build a career. 

What Will You Do?   

In order to grow and build a successful career with The Toro Company, you will be responsible for:   • Track safety and regulatory compliance status on electric powered products and ensure that TTC Outdoor Power Equipment (OPE) teams meet their safety and regulatory compliance requirements prior to production and through the product shipment release process.

• Advise OPE product development teams on electric product safety compliance. ​

• Evaluate and interpret U.S. and International product safety and regulatory standards to ensure products meet all. 

• Provide safety and regulatory related design guidance for product development teams.

• Evaluate updates to current standards and implement new requirements to existing and new products.

• Support European Union Risk Assessments.

• Review Operators’ manuals.

• Assist in development of safety and regulatory decals.

• Prepare product safety compliance plan for project teams.

• Communicate and educate OPE engineering, product evaluation, and technical publications teams on standards changes. • Interface with regulatory agencies and third-party certification authorities.  • Anticipate and prevent potential product compliance issues . • Assist in resolving product compliance issues as they arise.  • Represent the company by being an active member on Domestic and International standards development organizations and committees for electric powered products. (i.e. ANSI, IEC, UL) . • Serve as an electric product engineering liaison to the Legal Department and work collaboratively with Legal on safety and regulatory compliance topics as needed.  • Support compliance to the Corporate Product Safety Policy and related guidelines.  • May supervise product safety testing, including: preparation of test sample(s), execution of the test(s), test reporting and data analysis.  • Support the company Quality Policy by working within the documented Quality system.  Responsible for the operation of the quality system within their respective area.  Participate in quality initiatives and training as needed.  • Participate in applicable specialization group activities .

What Do You Need?   

To be considered for this role, an individual should meet the following minimal requirements:  

Required Qualifications:

• BS in Electrical, Mechatronics or applicable engineering degree required.

• E3-Typically seven (5+) years’ experience with evaluating safety standards, reviewing & ensuring product designs meet requirements for compliance, auditing, preferably within the electric products industry.   

• E4-Typically seven (7+) years’ experience with evaluating safety standards, reviewing & ensuring product designs meet requirements for compliance, auditing, proactive product safety management or compliance in a manufacturing environment, preferably within the electric products industry.   

• E5-Typically seven (10+) years’ experience with evaluating safety standards, reviewing & ensuring product designs meet requirements for compliance, standards development, auditing, proactive product safety management or compliance in a manufacturing environment, preferably within the electric products industry.

• Qualified candidates need to be versed in regulatory compliance and standards promulgation activity regarding electric products. 

• Must be able to find and analyze electric product safety standards and assist teams with their understanding of the standards.

• Excellent communication skills, ability to interact with all levels of personnel internally and externally, as well as with various groups, business functions and governmental agencies.  Able to effectively convey proposed strategies and legal requirements to senior-level management.

• International experience and experience in international standards writing capacity is a plus.

• Must be able to coordinate or supervise work of consultants, contract, or full-time employees.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Understand worldwide battery regulations and standards.

• Understanding of EMC for OPE.

• Ideal background is in product safety and liability within manufacturing, particularly OPE or other electrical product.

• Previous experience in applying electrical components and subsystems to mechanical equipment for monitoring and control. Demonstrated capability to create and analyze portions of product design. 

Other Job-Related Components:   (e.g., Physical demands, working conditions, travel)

• Supports product safety initiatives for TTC’s OPE Divisions.  Works with project teams to accomplish goals.  Provides training, task and/or project leadership.

• Domestic and International travel required to industry safety and regulatory committee meetings, accident investigation sites, test sites, distributors, customers, vendors, manufacturing facilities and other locations as required.

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/d

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