Data Science Engineer - The Toro Company

Who Are We?

At the Toro Company's corporate headquarters in Bloomington, Minnesota we pride ourselves in being an industry leader for outdoor environment products. These markets include turf and landscape maintenance, snow and ice management, underground utility, specialty construction, and irrigation and outdoor lighting solutions. Our teams at this location take pride in being on the cutting edge of creating innovative products while partnering with world-class employees that bring passion to their everyday work. This is a location that truly values its employees with upward career mobility and advancement opportunities.

Job Purpose

Toro is looking for an intellectually curious problem solver to join our team as a data scientist and engineer. This position will support our continuing mission to improve sustainability through data-driven approaches to managing landscapes. Working in Toro's Center for Technology, Research, and Innovation (CTRI) alongside a team of engineers and scientists, your primary focus will be on data modeling and management. You will apply modern data science approaches to creating informative and predictive data systems in a Research & Development context. Successful projects will conceptualize and demonstrate data-driven management tools and approaches that improve agronomic, economic, and sustainability outcomes.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Create and maintain datasets and pipeline architecture for prototype sensor and measurement platforms including collaboration to facilitate data ingest from prototype field devices
• Model and analyze large datasets to test research hypotheses using modern data science and engineering tools
• Develop communication and visualization tools that convey the application and implementation of computational models to internal and external stakeholders
• Participate in ethnographic research to identify value-added applications for sensing and data. Assist with field operations to deploy sensing and data collection systems
• Assist in testing, maintenance, and operation of currently deployed electronic and mechanical landscape data collection systems
• Consult with researchers, engineers, and marketing staff to define hypotheses and conceptualize experiments pertaining to use of data and information in customer applications
• Engage with internal and external customers in support of other research and development activities, as assigned
• Be an integral part of a team dedicated to driving sustainability through data
• Perform other duties and projects as requested

Job Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science degree plus two years' experience, or Master of Science degree in Data Science, Computer Science, GIS, or Engineering is required. Related fields of study with experience working with relevant big data tools and analysis will also be considered
• Minimum of two to four years' of experience.
• Curiosity and eagerness to learn about customer applications for data and information that motivate technology development. Familiarity with landscape-scale maintenance practices and sustainability issues will be beneficial
• Strong skills with programming and scripting languages used for manipulating, cleaning, analyzing, and visualizing large datasets and associated data products (e.g. Python, R, Java, C++, PHP, SQL, etc.)
• Proven ability to design data pipelines to collect, ingest, format, and process data from physical systems and disconnected datasets to produce actionable information
• Working knowledge of one or more development tool stacks used to develop web services for IoT device data
• Experience working with relational and non-relational databases to store and recall data from disparate systems for subsequent analysis
• Experience with geospatial software packages or libraries such as ArcGIS, QGIS, GDAL, Arcpy, etc., preferred

Note: The responsibilities and tasks outlined in this document are not exhaustive and may change as determined by the needs of the company .

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/dental/vision plan, 401k, and many other great benefits -The Toro company offers employees at our Bloomington, MN HQlocation a variety of perks, including:

• Dress for your day - We know you're more productive when you're comfortable, which is why TTC employees are encouraged to take advantage of our casual, corporate environment.
• Location - Conveniently located near both St. Paul and Minneapolis, we are centrally located for most commuters!
• Food - Take advantage of our onsite cafe, which serves both breakfast and lunch. With a Caribou Coffee attached, you can grab a snack and a coffee at any time during your day.
• Wellness - The Toro Company's HQ offers complimentary use of our onsite fitness facility to employees. In addition to physical wellbeing, TTC offers a variety of mental health and financial health resources to all employees.
• Volunteerism - The Toro Company is proud to provide employees 20 hours of paid time to volunteer in the community.
• Summer Hours- Enjoy a flexible schedule during the summer! By working a little more during the first few days of the week, TTC employees at our Bloomington HQ are able to start their weekends early and leave by noon on Friday.
• Flexible Work Arrangements - This team is currently implementing a hybrid work schedule. The opportunity to collaborate in the office and work from home part-time, has promoted team-building and flexibility.
• Competitive Salary - The pay range takes into account skills, experience, education, and location. It is not common to be hired at or near the top of the range; compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case.
• We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), political affiliation, military service, or other non-merit based factors. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

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