Embedded Drivetrain Engineer – Traction & Motor Control

The Toro Company; Bloomington (IN); On-site; USD 111,000 - 139,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Dress for your day

Location proximity to St. Paul/Minneap

Onsite café and wellness facilities

Volunteerism time off

Summer hours

Competitive salary

Job summary

The Toro Company in Bloomington, MN is seeking an experienced E4 role to own embedded software for traction-control and drivetrain systems. You will integrate software with motors, controllers, sensors, and vehicle networks across multiple Toro programs.

Ideal candidates have 7+ years in embedded controls, strong C/C++ skills, and hands-on experience with CAN, RTOS, and system-level debugging. This role offers a collaborative, supplier-facing environment and opportunities to impact product

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Software, Electrical, Computer, Controls, Mechatronics Engineering or a related field.
• 7+ years of experience developing embedded software for controls, electronics, mobile equipment, automotive systems, industrial systems, or related products.
• Proven experience solving complex system-level problems and delivering embedded features across multiple projects and priorities.
• Experience integrating motor controllers, inverters, hydraulic controllers, or other supplier-provided ECUs is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Drivetrain Ownership: Own embedded software and system integration for traction-control functions and drivetrain controllers across multiple machine programs.
• Controls-Focused Engineering: Apply closed-loop control concepts, state machines, diagnostics, calibration, and real-time software to improve machine response and controllability.
• Supplier Controller Integration: Lead the technical integration and lifecycle management of third-party motor controllers and other drivetrain electronic control units.
• Real-World Results: Validate control behavior on machines and use test data to resolve system-level issues involving software, electronics, motors, sensors, networks, and mechanical loads.
• Design, develop, debug, and release embedded software for traction-control and drivetrain systems.
• Develop and tune control strategies for propulsion, speed and torque requests, direction control, limits, interlocks, derating, and fault responses.

Skills

Advanced embedded software (C/C++)

RTOS concepts

CAN/J1939

Git/Azure DevOps

Leadership

System-level problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Software, Electrical, Computer, Controls, Mechatronics Engineering

Tools

CAN analyzers

Oscilloscopes

Data loggers

Debuggers

Hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) systems

Job description

The Toro Company in Bloomington, MN is seeking an experienced E4 role to own embedded software for traction-control and drivetrain systems. You will integrate software with motors, controllers, sensors, and vehicle networks across multiple Toro programs.

Ideal candidates have 7+ years in embedded controls, strong C/C++ skills, and hands-on experience with CAN, RTOS, and system-level debugging. This role offers a collaborative, supplier-facing environment and opportunities to impact product