Principal Safety Engineer - The Toro Company

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:  

• May supervise product safety testing, including: preparation of test sample(s), execution of the test(s), test reporting and data analysis.

• Interface with regulatory agencies and third-party certification authorities.

• Assist in resolving product compliance issues as they arise.

• Anticipate and prevent potential product compliance issues

• Represents company by being an active member on Domestic and International standards (ANSI, IEC, UL) development organizations committees for electric powered products.

• Tracks safety and regulatory compliance status on electric powered products and ensure that TTC OPE teams meet their safety and regulatory compliance requirements prior to production and through product shipment release.

• Advises OPE teams product development teams on electric product safety compliance.

  • Evaluates and interprets U.S. and International product safety and regulatory standards to ensure divisional products meet all standards required for the markets they are sold into.

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

  • Evaluates updates to current standards and implements new requirements to existing and new products.

  • Supports European Union Risk Assessments.

  • Reviews divisional

    • Operators’ manuals

    • Assists in development of all safety and regulatory decals.

• Communicates and educates OPE divisional engineering, product evaluation, and technical publications on standards changes.

• Serves as electric product engineering liaison to the Legal Department and works collaboratively with Legal on safety and regulatory compliance topics as assigned.

• Supports compliance to the Corporate Product Safety Policy and related guidelines.

• Supports company Quality Policy by working within the documented Quality system.  Responsible for the operation of the quality system within their respective area.  Participates in quality initiatives and training as needed.

• Participates in applicable specialization group activities

• Other duties as assigned

What Do You Need?  

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

• 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. 

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

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