Spatial Data R&D Intern — GIS & Visualization

The Toro Company; BLOOMINGTON (MN); On-site; USD 30,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Casual environment

Paid volunteer time (8 hours)

Flexible summer hours by location

Competitive hourly pay $22–$28

Job summary

The Toro Company in Bloomington, MN invites motivated GIS/data science students for a 2027 Summer Internship. You will develop tools to ingest and visualize spatial data, run site assessments, and collaborate on experiments to model customer requirements.

Ideal candidates are in a GIS/Computer/Data Science program, proficient with ArcGIS/QGIS, and familiar with MySQL/JavaScript. Internship runs May 17–Aug 6, 2027, with paid summer hours and flexible scheduling.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate Junior or Senior or Masters candidate in GIS, Computer or Data Science, or relevant Science and Engineering discipline
• Proficiency with ArcGIS, QGIS, or programmatic spatial data analysis tools (e.g. GDAL, GeoPandas, Shapely, Leaflet, etc.) required
• Experience with MySQL, PHP, HTML, and JavaScript preferred
• Must be motivated, self-directed, and able to communicate efficiently with team members

Responsibilities

• Develop tools to ingest, curate, model, and visualize spatial data collections
• Conduct customer site assessments using spatial data in support of improved machine performance and sustainability
• Perform literature reviews and identify potential applications for relevant models, algorithms, and methods
• Collaborate with other team members and external partners to develop and manage experiments which simulate the requirements of the customer
• Assist in development, testing, maintenance, and operation of sensing systems for landscape applications

Skills

ArcGIS

QGIS

Spatial data analysis

MySQL

PHP

HTML

JavaScript

GDAL

GeoPandas

Shapely

Leaflet

Education

GIS/Computer/Data Science degree (undergrad/masters)

Tools

ArcGIS

QGIS

GDAL

GeoPandas

Shapely

Leaflet

MySQL

PHP

HTML

JavaScript

Job description

The Toro Company in Bloomington, MN invites motivated GIS/data science students for a 2027 Summer Internship. You will develop tools to ingest and visualize spatial data, run site assessments, and collaborate on experiments to model customer requirements.

Ideal candidates are in a GIS/Computer/Data Science program, proficient with ArcGIS/QGIS, and familiar with MySQL/JavaScript. Internship runs May 17–Aug 6, 2027, with paid summer hours and flexible scheduling.