JOB PURPOSE:

Visually inspects, evaluates, operates units, gathers data, and designs test equipment to determine compliance of products to safety standards, performance requirements, and durability parameters.  Summarizes and reports findings to Test engineers for action.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Personally operates and evaluates Toro prototype and production units in both field and laboratory conditions according to established and/or newly developed safety, durability, and performance standards.

• Gathers pertinent data on the performance of Toro products and prototypes under prescribed field and laboratory fixture conditions. Includes data acquisition with computer controlled DAQ systems such as Labview and SoMat products.

• Maintains daily logs on all test projects and may write periodic, interim and final data summaries as required.

• Performs required maintenance on test units and records such for inclusion in reliability and maintainability summaries. Performs teardown and inspection of test units at intervals or conclusion of test.

• May be required to direct and supervise temporary employees in the conducting of the Minneapolis field test program - summer and winter. Helps instruct associate technicians in acquiring skills necessary to become fully qualified at test department procedures.

• Assists department engineering staff in design, construction, and development of specialized test fixturing and test stands.

• Some travel may be required to local field test sites along with remote test locations for data acquisition or performance evaluations.

• Provide feedback to Test Technician Team Lead on facility needs when required.

• Perform other related duties as may be assigned.

JOB DIMENSIONS:

Provide physical and technical support to: Operations, Commercial, RLC, and SWS Engineering Departments.  Interface with Test Engineers, Other Test Technicians, Vendors, Design Engineers, Designers, Drafters, PDL, personnel (Specialists – Journeyworker and Apprentices, CNC- Machinist Journeyworkers and Sheetmetal Specialists) and Management.

SPECIFICATIONS:

Graduate of an accredited Technical College with minimum of two year degree or certificate.  A minimum of three years of experience as a mechanical technician with demonstrated troubleshooting capability.

OR

Graduate of an accredited university or college with a Bachelor of Science degree in an engineering related technology (ex. Automotive, Manufacturing, Design.)  A minimum of one year of experience in the mechanical technician field and demonstrated troubleshooting capability.

• Strong learning aptitude
• Proficiency in MS Office Applications is required
• Experience with data acquisition devices highly desirable, e.g. Labview, SoMat, etc.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Required Skills Required Experience

Expert with data manipulation and analysis, highly skilled with MS Excel, good oral and written communication skills, strong organizational and project management skills, able to lead cross-functional team to achieve shared goals.